Akankunda Sandra, Nambi Najjuma Josephine, Tayebwa Sandra, Byamugisha Benjamen, Ariho Sabastian, Bahati Ronald
Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara, Uganda.
Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
HIV AIDS (Auckl). 2022 Aug 23;14:397-407. doi: 10.2147/HIV.S375789. eCollection 2022.
Globally, about 1.8 million adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 were living with HIV by close of 2021, of these, about 1.5 million were living in sub-Saharan Africa. This study explored the influence of mass media campaigns in promoting adherence to antiretroviral therapies among adolescents living with HIV in southwestern Uganda.
We conducted a phenomenological qualitative study design that was adopted to explore the role of mass media campaigns on adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents at the adolescents' HIV clinic Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. The FGDs were conducted in Runyankole-Rukiga, and they were transcribed verbatim and later translated to English. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis.
We conducted 7 Focus Group Discussions with adolescents living with HIV aged 10-19 years and 5 key informants' interviews with the health care providers. Results from the analysis were grouped into three broad themes: awareness of mass media HIV campaigns promoting adherence to ART, influence of mass media campaigns on adherence to antiretroviral therapy, and preferred mass media mode of delivery by adolescents' living with HIV. Participants preferred broadcast media channels and messages that featured success stories of people living with HIV.
HIV mass media campaigns influence adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV. It is recommended that HIV-related media campaign designers consider the unique needs of adolescents while designing and airing out various media campaigns. This will influence their positive living and thus lead to their increased health life expectancy.
到2021年底，全球约有180万10至19岁的青少年感染了艾滋病毒，其中约150万生活在撒哈拉以南非洲。本研究探讨了大众媒体宣传活动对乌干达西南部感染艾滋病毒青少年坚持抗逆转录病毒治疗的影响。
我们采用现象学定性研究设计，以探讨大众媒体宣传活动在姆巴拉拉地区转诊医院青少年艾滋病毒诊所对青少年坚持抗逆转录病毒治疗的作用。焦点小组讨论在鲁尼扬科勒-鲁基加进行，逐字记录并随后翻译成英文。使用主题分析法对数据进行分析。
我们对10至19岁的感染艾滋病毒青少年进行了7次焦点小组讨论，并对医疗服务提供者进行了5次关键信息提供者访谈。分析结果分为三大主题：大众媒体艾滋病毒宣传活动对坚持抗逆转录病毒治疗的认识、大众媒体宣传活动对坚持抗逆转录病毒治疗的影响，以及感染艾滋病毒青少年偏好的大众媒体传播方式。参与者更喜欢广播媒体渠道以及展示艾滋病毒感染者成功故事的信息。
艾滋病毒大众媒体宣传活动影响艾滋病毒感染者坚持抗逆转录病毒治疗。建议艾滋病毒相关媒体宣传活动设计者在设计和播出各种媒体宣传活动时考虑青少年的独特需求。这将影响他们的积极生活，从而延长他们的健康预期寿命。
