Adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV/AIDS in northeastern Brazil: a cross-sectional study.
Rita de Cassia Albuquerque SoaresAna Maria de BritoKledoaldo Oliveira LimaTiago Maria LapaPublished in: Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina (2020)
Encouragement of adherence to antiretroviral therapy is one of the fundamental pillars of treatment for HIV-infected patients. The high proportion of nonadherence (28.4%) and the predictive factors related to this indicate that it is necessary to improve patients' adherence to antiretroviral therapy.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected patients
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv positive
- hiv aids
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- glycemic control
- physical activity
- hepatitis c virus
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported outcomes
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss