Glossary

adherence – taking your medicine at the right time each day and in the right way.

• Adherence and why it is so important.
• Adherence tips – easy ways to help.

DOT (directly observed therapy) – where a nurse or other healthcare worker observes or supervises someone take medicine.

ARV – a drug that works against a retrovirus, eg treatment for HIV. See: antiretroviral.

CD8 cell – cell (lymphocyte) in your immune system that kills cells infected with HIV.

mixed feeding – combination of breastfeeding and bottle feeding.