Adherence to antiretroviral drug therapy by adult patients attending HIV/AIDS clinic at a Kenyan tertiary health institution.

OBJECTIVE To determine antiretroviral drug adherence levels of HIV/AIDS in adult patients. DESIGN A cross sectional study. SETTING Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), Eldoret, Kenya. SUBJECTS Three hundred and eighty four HIV/AIDS adult patients who attended HIV/AIDS clinic in MTRH for antiretroviral treatment and had been on treatment for at least three months as confirmed by clinicians. RESULTS Three hundred and eighty four respondents participated in this research; two third of whom were females (68%) and a third were males (32%). Fifty two percent of these had attained secondary or post secondary education. The mean age was 36.1+/-8.5, years and ranged 18-63 years. While 93.5% of the participants adhered to clinic appointments, only 43.2% adhered to taking the drugs as per time schedule. CONCLUSION Adherence to time of taking medications was low and could result in reduced efficacy.