Relationship between depressive symptoms, alcohol use, and antiretroviral therapy adherence among HIV-infected, clinic-attending patients in South Africa

JF Magidson, W Saal, A Nel… - Journal of health …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
JF Magidson, W Saal, A Nel, JE Remmert, A Kagee
Journal of health psychology, 2017journals.sagepub.com
Despite the prevalence of depression and alcohol use among HIV-infected individuals, few
studies have examined their association together in relation to nonadherence to
antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa. This study examined depressive symptoms,
alcohol use, and other psychosocial factors (stigma, demographic characteristics) in relation
to nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy among clinic-attending, HIV-infected individuals in
South Africa (n= 101). Nonadherence was assessed using event-level measurement …
Despite the prevalence of depression and alcohol use among HIV-infected individuals, few studies have examined their association together in relation to nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa. This study examined depressive symptoms, alcohol use, and other psychosocial factors (stigma, demographic characteristics) in relation to nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy among clinic-attending, HIV-infected individuals in South Africa (n = 101). Nonadherence was assessed using event-level measurement (missed doses over the past weekend). Multivariable logistic regression analyses revealed that only alcohol use, over and above depressive symptoms and education level, was associated with antiretroviral therapy nonadherence(AOR = 1.15; 95%CI = 1.02–1.29; p < .05). Findings point to the independent association of alcohol use and nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy above and beyond depressive symptoms.
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