Adherence to additional medication for management of HIV-associated comorbidities among older children and adolescents taking antiretroviral therapy.
Andrea Mary RehmanVictoria SimmsGrace McHughHilda MujuruLucky G NgwiraRobina SemphereBrewster MoyoTsitsi BandasonJon O OdlandRashida Abbas FerrandPublished in: PloS one (2022)
The majority of children and adolescents tolerated the addition of a once-weekly dose of medication to their pill burden. Barriers in adhering to treatment for co-morbid conditions are likely common to barriers in adhering to ART. Control of co-morbidities will therefore present additional challenges in HIV care.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv aids
- hiv infected patients
- healthcare
- adverse drug
- bariatric surgery
- emergency department
- risk factors
- men who have sex with men
- glycemic control
- adipose tissue
- hiv testing
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance
- obese patients
- replacement therapy