Socio-economic And Institutional Challenges Experienced By Patients Receiving Anti-retroviral Treatment At Kiryandongo General Hospital

ABSTRACT Background: There are over 36.9 million people globally living with HIV/AIDS, 35.4 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses since the start of the epidemic and Sub-Saharan Africa carries 70% of the global burden of infection. While there has been a gradual increase in the number of HIV/AIDS patients accessing treatment, 33% of adults living with HIV/AIDS are still not on Antiretro-viral treatment. It’s possible that the challenges faced by HIV/AIDS patients are probably not yet fully addressed beyond provision of ART since a significant proportion of patients legible for A…