Assessment of adherence to antiretroviral drugs in a municipality in southern Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Blatt, Carine Raquel¹  Mello, Rogério Sobrosa de¹  Souza, Fernanda Gaspar de¹  Galato, Dayani¹  Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Tubarão¹  Citadin, Cecília Bathke¹  UNISUL, Tubarão¹ 

关键词: Adherence;    Antiretroviral therapy;    Human immunodeficiency virus;    Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822009000200007

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this research is to assess predicting factors and adherence levels to antiretrovirals through self-report and the date of drug retrieval. It is a transversal study in which 67 patients were interviewed. Patients who used more than 90% of doses were considered to have complied with the treatment. Results of adherence were: self-reports (72.7%); calculated using dosage forgotten on the last day (70%); in three (76.1%) days; in seven (80.5%) days; and in fifteen (80.5%) days; calculated using the date of drug retrieval in a period of three (53.7%) months; and in six (47.8%) months. Variables significantly associated with adherence were: educational level, living with the family, refer good adherence, positive assessment of the antiretroviral therapy, a diagnosis of an opportunistic disease, NADIR greater than 200 cells/mm3 and being in first-time treatment. To improve adherence rates individual and collective strategies should be elaborated taking into account factors which have been identified as negatively effecting adherence.

【 授权许可】

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