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Final Facilitator Guide - EngenderHealth

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Section 32SECTION 3RESISTANCE AND ADHERENCESESSION 3.3 : ADHERENCE CASE STUDIES<strong>Facilitator</strong>’s <strong>Guide</strong>2Adherence to Treatment for HIVTrainer’s resource ‘A’ : Adherence Case StudiesCase Study #1Satish, a person living with HIV on regular ARVmedicationIn 1999, when he was first diagnosed with HIV, Satish came incontact with a doctor working in Chennai. At that time, ART wasnot available in the country, but Satish learned a lot about itfrom him.In 2002 his condition started deteriorating and he started gettingmore symptoms such as skin infections, weight loss, and diarrhea.He approached an NGO and after some tests, including a CD4count, he was put on ART. Over time he learned a lot about ARTand adherence through different training that he attended.Satish had a lot of side effects in the first two months, but hehad an extremely involved doctor who took time to explainthings to him. This same doctor even provided home-based carefor him. He also served as a counselor, helping him with emotionalproblems and helping Satish disclose his status to his wife.Satish understands that ART is not a permanent solution. Hesays it is good to wait as long as possible before starting ART,since there is no second line of drugs available. He fears resistancedue to this reason. He has an extremely supportive and involvedfamily who reminds him to take medicine on time, including hischildren.Discussion Questions48• What factors have helped Satish adhere to hismedication?• How has Satish’s doctor played a critical role?• Why did the doctor encourage Satish to disclose hisstatus to his wife?

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