Evaluation of peer-to-peer HIV counseling in Myanmar: a measure of knowledge, adherence, and barriers

• Published in: AIDS care Vol. 34; no. 6; pp. 762 - 770
• Main Authors: Aung, Su, Hardy, Nicole, Chrysanthopoulou, Stavroula, Htun, Nyan, Kyaw, Aung, Tun, Min San, Aung, Khaymar Win, Kantor, Rami, Rana, Aadia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 03.06.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Adherence; Adult; Anti-Retroviral Agents - therapeutic use; Antiretroviral agents; Antiretroviral therapy; Attitudes; Barriers; Bivariate analysis; Clinical outcomes; Counseling; Counselors; Cross-Sectional Studies; Drug therapy; Evaluation; Female; Health care; Health status; HIV; HIV Infections - epidemiology; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Internalization; Male; Medical diagnosis; Medical personnel; medication adherence; Medication Adherence - psychology; Myanmar; Patient compliance; peer counseling; Social interactions; Social support; Stigma; Myanmar; Myanmar (Burma); peer counseling; Myanmar; stigma; medication adherence; HIV

In Myanmar, an Asian country with one of the highest HIV-1 prevalence rates, counseling prior to initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) is standard care, either by a healthcare worker (standard counselor, SC) or trained counselor who is also living with HIV (peer counselor, PC). PC is commonly util...