Antiretroviral drug taking among Myanmar migrants in central region of Thailand

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dc.contributor.advisorWiput Phoolcharoen, M.D., M.P.H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNilar Hanen_US
dc.contributor.authorนิลา ฮันen_US
dc.contributor.otherChulalongkorn University. College of Public Health Sciencesen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-14T08:52:00Z
dc.date.available2011-02-14T08:52:00Z
dc.date.created2008en_US
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.description.abstractMonitoring HIV treatment success includes a major portion in antiretroviral drug treatment. Antiretroviral drugs (ARV) do not eradicate the virus but they maintain viral replication at low levels. The study of ARV taking among migrants is an interesting issue. This study is aimed to identify factors which facilitate or constrain ARV taking among Myanmar migrant ARV users in the hospitals in central region of Thailand. It is expected to know factors affecting ARV taking in Myanmar migrants and to provide future specific intervention to increase and maintain high level of adherence. The qualitative study purposively selected 27 participants from 4 hospitals of Thailand (Sattahip Hospital, Photharam Hospital, Ratchburi Hospital, and Samut Sakhon Hospital). To develop the study, the participants were asked by in-depth interview. The number of participants regularly taking ARV and those having dose absence are nearly the same. Their incomes are not enough for long term ARV treatment taking. Therefore, free of charge treatment strongly improves their long term regular ARV taking. Their immigration registration highly affects to their free treatment. As regards the patients’ condition, the frequency of medical taking and opportunistic infection/clinical symptoms affected ARV taking. Social and family support and knowledge from hospitals result in improving their self awareness. Despite these factors, self awareness itself is more important for this Myanmar migrant group. In conclusion, economic concern, work related factors, immigration registration and self awareness are affected Myanmar migrants ARV taking.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/128439
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherBangkok : College of Public Health Sciences, 2008en_US
dc.rightsCollege of Public Health Sciences: Chulalongkorn Universityen_US
dc.source.urihttps://cphs.healthrepository.org/bitstream/123456789/1449/1/Thesis_Nilar2008.pdfen_US
dc.subjectAntiretroviral agentsen_US
dc.subjectMigrantion -- Myanmaren_US
dc.titleAntiretroviral drug taking among Myanmar migrants in central region of Thailanden_US
dc.title.alternativeการรับยาต้านไวรัสผู้อพยพชาวพม่าที่อยู่ในภาคกลางของประเทศไทยen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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