AIDS Crisis Control in Uganda: The Use of HAART
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Table of Contents

List of Tables

ix

Acknowledgments

xi

Chapter 1: Introduction

1

Defining HIV and AIDS

3

Discovery of HIV

5

History of HIV Treatment

7

Anti-HIV Treatment Drugs

9

Downside of Anti-HIV Medication

10

HAART in Uganda

12

Significance of the Study

18

Key Definitions

19

Chapter 2: Treating HIV/AIDS

21

Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy and Quality of Life

21

Public Health Implications of Adherence Failure

25

Factors Influencing Adherence

30

Doctor-Patient Relationship

35

Social Theories and Adherence Behavior

38

Limitations of Existing Theories

44

Chapter 3: Investigating HAART Adherence Behavior and Quality of Life

47

Purpose of the Study

47

Data and Data Collection

48