ARV defaulters slow down battle against the spread of Aids

Non-adherence to medication was one of the factors hindering effective treatment of HIV. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Agnes Akinyi — not her real name — arrives at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in pain for treatment. She could not walk upright due to lower abdominal pain well as a severe headache.

Ms Akinyi, an anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) defaulter, had stopped taking her medication and was unwilling to open up about it until after she underwent counselling.

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