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| Health Locus of Control and Social Support As Predictor Of Adherence To Anti-Retroviral Treatment Among People Living With Hiv In Eti-Osa Local Government Area Lagos State |
Balogun, Carolyn Tosin
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Abstract:
The study investigated health locus of control and social support as predictors of adherence to HIV treatment among persons living with HIV/AIDS in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State. The study adopted a descriptive research design using an ex-post facto method. The study sample consisted of 200 persons living with HIV/AIDS comprising 91 representing 45.5% were male while 109 (54.5%) female drawn from randomly selected participants. Four instruments were used in the collection of data: adherence (? =0.87); Social support (family) as (? =0.90); social support on (friends) as (? =0.92); health locus of control as (? =0.87). Two research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated and tested using multiple regression analysis and Pearson product moment correlation (PPMC) at 0.05 level of significance. There was a significant positive relationship between perceived social support of family and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among persons living with HIV/AIDS in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State (r = .344**, N= 200, P < .05), perceived social support from friends and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (r = .723**, N= 200, P < .05) and positive relationship existed between health locus of control and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (r = .665**, N= 200, P < .05). The two independent variables when combined effectively predicted 56.6% in the prediction of antiretroviral adherence among persons living with HIV/AIDS. Taken separately, social support and health locus of control contributed significantly to the adherence to treatment among persons living with HIV/AIDS. In conclusion, the adherence rates reported in this study indicate an urgent need to design intervention measures to enhance adherence to antiretroviral therapy among persons living with HIV/AIDS in this setting. It was recommended that patients should be provided with drugs for a longer period and arrange for better laboratory services so patients will not have to return so frequently.
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