Measuring adherence to antiretroviral therapy in northern Tanzania: feasibility and acceptability of the Medication Event Monitoring System

R.A. Lyimo; J. van den Boogaard; E. Msoka; H.J. Hospers; A.A. van der Ven; D. Mushi; M. de Bruin

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-11-92

Measuring adherence to antiretroviral therapy in northern Tanzania: feasibility and acceptability of the Medication Event Monitoring System

R.A. Lyimo, J. van den Boogaard, E. Msoka, H.J. Hospers, A.A. van der Ven, D. Mushi, M. de Bruin

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Abstract

An often-used tool to measure adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS), an electronic pill-cap that registers date and time of pill-bottle openings. Despite its strengths, MEMS-data can be compromised by inaccurate use and acceptability problems due to its design. These barriers remain, however, to be investigated in resource-limited settings. We evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of using MEMS-caps to monitor adherence among HIV-infected patients attending a rural clinic in Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro Region. Methods: Eligible patients were

Original language	English
Article number	92
Number of pages	7
Journal	BMC Public Health
Volume	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-92
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

hiv patients
nonadherence
progression
challenges
malawi

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