摘要：Des.ite the r.ll out of fr.e life pr.longing HIV and AIDs.dr.gs.in many public clinics.in Zambia and the well documented effects.of Anti r.tr.vir.ls.(Ar.s. in r.ducing mor.ality among people living with HIV, s.me people living with HIV s.ill abandon tr.atment. This.s.udy explor.s.patient-r.lated factor. that influence adher.nce to the life pr.longing dr.gs. It is.hoped that s.ch infor.ation would be us.ful in enhancing adher.nce s. as.to achieve the goal of Ar.. This.infor.ation is.cr.tical cons.der.ng ir.efutable evidence that non-adher.nce to Anti-r.tr.vir.l Ther.py (Ar.) can lead to dr.g r.s.s.ance and cons.quently, tr.ns.is.ion of dr.g r.s.s.ant HIV. Dr.g r.s.s.ant HIV is.not only expens.ve to handle, but can lead to incr.as.d mor.idity, mor.ality and incr.as.d incidence of HIV cas.s.par.icular.y, for.a low income countr. like Zambia. Methods. This.paper.us.s.data fr.m a lar.e mixed method s.udy which was.conducted in a r.r.l s.tting. The s.udy explor.d how patient-r.lated factor. influence people living with HIV in continuing taking of medication. The paper. ther.for., dis.us.es.the major.r.as.ns.r.por.ed by HIV infected people on Ar. for.either.being able to cons.s.ently take their.medication or.failing to do s.. r.s.lts. Both limiting and facilitating factor. wer. identified as.influencing adher.nce. Among the facilitator. identified wer. one having a r.minder. feeling better.after.being on Ar., s.eing s.meone on Ar. r.cover. des.r. to live longer.and dis.los.r. of one’s.pos.tive s.atus. The limiting factor. included for.etting to take medication, non-r.cover. while on tr.atment for.s.me time and dr.g fatigue. A s.gnificant as.ociation was.found between adher.nce tr.atment and one having a r.minder. des.r. to live longer.and s.eing s.meone on Ar. get better. Conclus.on: While facilitator. enhanced adher.nce, the bar.ier. pr.vented or.dis.our.ged people on Ar. fr.m continuing taking AIDs.medicines.as.pr.s.r.bed by their.health car. pr.vider.. In or.er.to avoid