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treatment failures (Krummenacher et al., 2011).
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World Health Organization (2013). Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs
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Response # 2
Joseph,
I enjoyed your discussion post and agree with your adherence strategies of counseling
and patient education. The World Health Organization (2013) also recommends using mobile
phone messaging as a strategy to promote medication adherence. Reminder devices such as
calendars, alarms, and pagers are tools that support an increase in viral suppression through
medication adherence (WHO, 2013). Supportive interventions are also necessary to help patients
to keep taking their medications. Nutritional and financial support programs help reduce the cost
of care for HIV infected individuals (WHO, 2013). Medications, provider services, and testing
are expensive, and many low-income individuals may have problems obtaining care and services
due to financial limitations or lack of insurance.
Prevention and transmission of HIV is the goal of HIV education. Pre-exposure
prophylaxis (PrEP) has been shown in clinical trials to be highly effective in limiting the
transmission of HIV due to any modes such as sexual transmission or injectable drug use
(Worley, 2018). PrEP, when taken correctly, reduces the risk of HIV infection by 92% (Worley,
2018). Studies are being conduction in administering PrEP during pregnancy to at risk women to
prevent HIV transmission to the baby (Worley, 2018). Since approximately 15% of people are
unaware that they are infected, PrEP can be a useful tool to prevent the spread of transmission to
unaffected individuals (Worley, 2018).
References
World Health Organization (2013). Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs
for treating and preventing HIV infection: Recommendations for a public health
approach . Geneva: World Health Organization.

Worley S. L. (2018). Despite gains, the war on HIV is far from over: With no cure in sight,
experts urge early diagnosis and prompt treatment with better adherence. P & T: A Peer-
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