Gilyan Thorn, Janine Cox
Improving Health Equity to Primary Care for First Nations Peoples Living in Northern Queensland
Studies in health technology and informatics
support groups people living hiv plhiv essential increasing adherence retention addressing psychosocial needs improving patient literacy however factors influence participation caregivers living hiv lhiv groups scarcely documented particularly caring orphans vulnerable children ovc study used baseline data collected 1st october 2021 30th september 2022 pepfarusaidfunded adolescents children hiv incidence reduction empowerment virus elimination achieve project tanzania investigate factors affect participation caregivers lhiv support groups plhiv total 74249 hivpositive ovc caregivers already receiving antiretroviral therapy art confirmed care treatment centre identification number included analysis factors affecting group participation identified multilevel analysis using multivariable mixedeffects logistic regression results showed 842 caregivers participants support groups plhiv mean age 36 years majority 821 female multivariable analysis revealed participation groups likely among caregivers living urban areas aor 139 124 155 primary education aor 117 107 128 without disabilities aor 062 047 082 however participation less likely among widowed aor 091 084 0999 single unmarried aor 086 078 095 secondary education higher levels never attended aor 069 060 080 moderate hunger aor 086 079 093 aged 30 years older p 0001 sizeable proportion 158 caregivers support groups plhiv ranging 123 among households severe hunger 297 among disabled ones study highlights need tailored interventions increase participation support groups plhiv particularly caregivers disabled live rural areas older widowed andor unmarried poor households