Self-reported adherence to HAART in South-Eastern Nigeria is related to patients' use of pill box

Autor:	Chinwe V Ukwe, Obinna I Ekwunife, Patrick O Udeogaranya, Ukamaka I Iwuamadi
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Human immunodefiency virus (HIV) acquired immunodeficiency disease (AIDS) adherence HAART Virus d'immunodéficience humaine (VIH) syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise (SIDA) Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Zdroj:	SAHARA-J, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 10-15 (2010)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	17290376 1813-4424 1729-0376
DOI:	10.1080/17290376.2010.9724950
Popis:	The aim of this study was to assess levels of adherence and predictors of adherence to HAART in South-Eastern Nigeria. Selfreported adherence to HAART was assessed at 4-week intervals for a period of 3 months. A 10-item questionnaire was used to assess hypothesised factors in adherence to HAART. The average adherence score for the 3 months of follow-up was correlated with 10-item hypothesised factors and patient demographic variables. Linear regression was used to model the relationship between self-reported adherence and factors found to be correlated with adherence. The average adherence level of subjects that took part in the study was 86.1% ± 30.1%. Use of an adherence aid (pill box) was correlated with adherence (r=0.22, p
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