Yu-Ling Chen
Implementation of a Peer-Mediated Intervention to Teach Behavioral Expectations for Two Students on Autism Spectrum and a Student with ADHD in an Inclusive Elementary Classroom in Taiwan
Journal of autism and developmental disorders
burden paediatric hiv south africa extremely high antiretrovirals arvs widely accessible country clinical emphasis shifted initiation treatment retention care study describes cumulative virological failure rate amongst children arvs periurban clinic suggests ways clinics partners could improve treatment outcomes study conducted nonprofit organisation hope cape town association retrospective file audit determined cumulative virological failure rate sum children viral load 1000 copiesml children monotherapy children stopped treatment children lost followup ltfu children died interviews conducted purposive sample 12 staff members random sample 21 caregivers 4 children attending care cumulative virological failure rate 42 children ltfu staff caregivers consistently identified pharmacy queues ongoing stigma unpalatable arvs barriers adherence staff suggestions included use adherence aids better education support groups caregivers caregivers also requested support groups well day appointments caregivers children rejected idea home visits simple acceptable costeffective strategies exist whereby clinics partners could significantly reduce cumulative virological failure rate paediatric arv clinics include actively tracing defaulters improving education providing support groups campaigning palatable arv formulations