People taking antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and their supporters need to understand new and complex ideas around drugs, side effects, nutrition and positive living. Treatment literacy aims to help individuals and communities understand why ARV treatment is needed, and what it can and cannot do. Effective treatment literacy, developed by or with people living with HIV and AIDS and those taking ART, can lead to improved health outcomes, better adherence to drug regimes and higher uptake of voluntary counselling and testing. Current resources and community capacity to understand and support antiretroviral therapy (ART) are not sufficient.
The resources in this list demonstrate the need for treatment literacy, effective communication and preparing communities around ARVs. They include examples of work already underway to strengthen responses to the situation that ARVs present. This list accompanies a Findings paper on treatment literacy available at www.healthlink.org.uk.
The resources in this list demonstrate the need for treatment literacy, effective communication and preparing communities around ARVs. They include examples of work already underway to strengthen responses to the situation that ARVs present. This list accompanies a Findings paper on treatment literacy available at www.healthlink.org.uk.