Coetzee Bronwyne, Kagee Ashraf, Tomlinson Mark, Warnich Louise, Ikediobi Ogechi
Stellenbosch University, Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Future Virol. 2012 Nov 1;7(11):1135-1142. doi: 10.2217/fvl.12.100.
In order to optimize treatment outcome among antiretroviral therapy users, there is a strong imperative to engage in continued monitoring and maintenance of therapeutic drug levels in patients. The aim of this study was to document the perspectives, beliefs, and concerns of South African antiretroviral therapy users providing hair specimens to determine antiretroviral drug levels. Twenty-one women living with HIV were recruited from a community health center in the Western Cape. Interviews were recorded and transcribed, and analyzed using Atlas.ti version 6. Although participants identified several cultural beliefs influencing their decision to provide hair specimens for drug level measurement, nearly all agreed that they would be willing to do so if provided with enough information by the researcher.
为了优化抗逆转录病毒疗法使用者的治疗效果，对患者进行持续监测并维持治疗药物水平至关重要。本研究的目的是记录南非抗逆转录病毒疗法使用者对于提供头发样本以测定抗逆转录病毒药物水平的观点、信念和担忧。从西开普省的一个社区卫生中心招募了21名感染艾滋病毒的女性。访谈进行了录音和转录，并使用Atlas.ti 6版本进行分析。尽管参与者指出了几种文化信念影响她们决定提供头发样本进行药物水平测量，但几乎所有人都同意，如果研究人员提供足够的信息，她们愿意这样做。
