Which adherence measure–self‐report, clinician recorded or pharmacy refill–is best able to predict detectable viral load in a public ART programme without routine …

LA Mekuria, JM Prins, AW Yalew… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Combination antiretroviral therapy (c ART) suppresses viral replication to an
undetectable level if a sufficiently high level of adherence is achieved. We investigated …

Association between medication possession ratio, virologic failure and drug resistance in HIV-1–infected adults on antiretroviral therapy in Côte d'Ivoire

E Messou, ML Chaix, D Gabillard, A Minga… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: Adherence is a strong determinant of viral suppression with antiretroviral
therapy (ART) but measuring it is challenging. Medication delivery can be measured …

Measuring HIV treatment adherence in clinical practice

FM Hecht - AIDS clinical care, 1998 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIDS: Measuring adherence to HIV treatment regimens is important in determining whether
patients will develop undetectable HIV viremia or drug-resistant HIV. A few methods of …

Self-report measures in the assessment of antiretroviral medication adherence: comparison with medication possession ratio and HIV viral load

L Kabore, P Muntner, E Chamot… - Journal of the …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Adherence is a major determinant of the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy
(ART). We determined the association between self-reported adherence (SRA) and …

Factors associated with adherence amongst 5295 people receiving antiretroviral therapy as part of an international trial

JL O'Connor, EM Gardner… - The Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background. We assessed factors associated with antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence,
including specific ART medications. Methods. The Strategies for Management of …

Antiretroviral adherence level necessary for HIV viral suppression using real-world data

KK Byrd, JG Hou, R Hazen, H Kirkham… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: A benchmark of near-perfect adherence (≥ 95%) to antiretroviral therapy
(ART) is often cited as necessary for HIV viral suppression. However, given newer, more …

'Only twice a year': a qualitative exploration of 6-month antiretroviral treatment refills in adherence clubs for people living with HIV in Khayelitsha, South Africa

CM Keene, N Zokufa, EC Venables, L Wilkinson… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Longer intervals between routine clinic visits and medication refills are part of
patient-centred, differentiated service delivery (DSD). They have been shown to improve …

Defining the optimal cut-point of self-reported ART adherence to achieve viral suppression in the era of contemporary HIV therapy: a cross-sectional study

E O'Halloran Leach, H Lu, J Caballero… - AIDS Research and …, 2021 - Springer
Background When considering adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV, many
different cut-points are used. The primary goals of this study were to identify a level of self …

Patterns of antiretroviral therapy adherence and impact on HIV RNA among patients in North America

BL Genberg, IB Wilson, DR Bangsberg, J Arnsten… - Aids, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Adherence to antiretroviral therapies (ART) is the strongest predictor of viral
suppression among individuals infected with HIV, however, limited data exists to understand …

Duration of antiretroviral therapy adherence interruption is associated with risk of virologic rebound as determined by real-time adherence monitoring in rural Uganda

JE Haberer, N Musinguzi, II Yap Boum… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence interruptions have been associated
with viral rebound; however, the true risk is unknown because HIV RNA has never been …