| Titre : | Financial barriers to HIV treatment in Yaoundé, Cameroon : first results of a national cross-sectional survey. : Barrières financières au traitement du VIH à Yaoundé, Cameroun : premiers résultats d'une enquête transversale nationale. (2009) |
| Auteurs : | S. Boyer ; S.C. ABEGA ; F. MARCELLIN ; J.P. MOATTI ; R. NANTCHOUANG ; P. ONGOLO-ZOGO ; B. Spire |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Bulletin of the world health organization (vol. 87, n° 4, 2009) |
| Pagination : | 279-287 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Accès soins ; Cameroun ; Observance thérapeutique ; Sida ; Traitement antirétroviral ; VIH |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par ORSPACA kCR0xm8k. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objective - To assess the extent to which user fees for antiretroviral therapy (ART) represent a financial barrier to access to ART among HIV-positive patients in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Methods - Sociodemographic, economic and clinical data were collected from a random sample of 707 HIV-positive patients followed up in six public hospitals of the capital city (Yaoundé) and its surroundings through face-to-face interviews carried out by trained interviewers independently from medical staff and medical questionnaires filled out by prescribing physicians. Logistic regression models were used to identify factors associated with self-reported financial difficulties in purchasing ART during the previous 3 months. Findings - Of the 532 patients treated with ART at the time of the survey, 20% reported financial difficulty in purchasing their antiretroviral drugs during the previous 3 months. After adjustment for socioeconomic and clinical factors, reports of financial difficulties were significantly associated with lower adherence to ART (odds ratio, OR : 0.24 ; 95% confidence interval, CI : 0.15-0.40 ; P<0.0001) and with lower CD4+lymphocyte (CD4) counts after 6 months of treatment (OR : 2.14 ; 95% CI : 1.15-3.96 for CD4 counts<200 cells/ & #956 ; l ; P=0.04). Conclusion - Removing a financial barrier to treatment with ART by eliminating user fees at the point of care delivery, as recommended by WHO, could lead to increased adherence to ART and to improved clinical results. New health financing mechanisms based on the public resources of national governments and international donors are needed to attain universal access to drugs and treatment for HIV infection. |
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