A 28-year-old male, living with HIV due to vertical transmission, initiated antiretroviral therapy with Tenofovir/lamivudine/efavirenz at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), on 12th September 2005. However, due to lack of knowledge about HIV and need for continuously adhering to treatment, he discontinued treatment on 4th May 2021, expressing treatment burn-out.
Action taken: After a series of counselling sessions, he voluntarily agreed toresume his treatment. Consequently, he was re-initiated on treatment with Tenofovir/lamivudine/dolutegravir at the JNIMS ART centre on 19th November 2024.