Stigma Determines Antiretroviral Adherence in Adults with HIV in Myanmar
| Autor: | Min San Tun, Aadia Rana, Su Aung, Stavroula A Chrysanthopoulou, Rami Kantor, Khaymar Win Aung, Nicole Hardy, Aung Kyaw |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Adult
Anti-HIV Agents media_common.quotation_subject Social Stigma Psychological intervention Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Stigma (botany) HIV Infections Myanmar medicine.disease_cause Article Medication Adherence Social support medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) media_common business.industry Odds ratio HIV counseling Confidence interval Infectious Diseases Feeling Anti-Retroviral Agents Female business Demography |
| Zdroj: | J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr |
| Popis: | INTRODUCTION: Understanding social and structural barriers that determine antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence can improve care. Assessment of such factors is limited in Myanmar, a country with high HIV prevalence and increasing number of people living with HIV (PLWH) initiating ART. METHODS: Questionnaires were administered to adults with HIV across four Myanmar cities to estimate adherence and its potential determinants, including HIV knowledge, social support, barriers to care (BTC), enacted and internalized stigma, and engagement in peer-to-peer HIV counseling (PC). Associations were determined using logistic mixed-effects modeling. RESULTS: Among 956 participants, mean age was 39 years, 52% were female, 36% had CD4 |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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