Adherence to drug-refill is a useful early warning indicator of virologic and immunologic failure among HIV patients on first-line ART in South Africa
Z El-Khatib, D Katzenstein, G Marrone, F Laher… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Affordable strategies to prevent treatment failure on first-line regimens among
HIV patients are essential for the long-term success of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub …
HIV patients are essential for the long-term success of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub …
Antiretroviral treatment adherence and its determinants in Sub-Saharan Africa: a prospective study at Yaounde Central Hospital, Cameroon
M Rougemont, BE Stoll, N Elia, P Ngang - AIDS research and therapy, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Background With African health-care systems facing exploding demand for HIV
care, reliable methods for assessing adherence and its influencing factors are needed to …
care, reliable methods for assessing adherence and its influencing factors are needed to …
Simple adherence assessments to predict virologic failure among HIV-infected adults with discordant immunologic and clinical responses to antiretroviral therapy
JD Goldman, RA Cantrell, LB Mulenga… - AIDS research and …, 2008 - liebertpub.com
We evaluated the association between two antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence
measurements—the medication possession ratio (MPR) and patient self-report—and …
measurements—the medication possession ratio (MPR) and patient self-report—and …
Retention in care and virological failure among adult HIV+ patients on second-line ART in Rwanda: a national representative study
S Nsanzimana, M Semakula, V Ndahindwa… - BMC infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Background Currently, there is limited evidence on the effectiveness of second-line
antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa. To address this challenge, outcomes of …
antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa. To address this challenge, outcomes of …
Patient retention and adherence to antiretrovirals in a large antiretroviral therapy program in Nigeria: a longitudinal analysis for risk factors
Background Substantial resources and patient commitment are required to successfully
scale-up antiretroviral therapy (ART) and provide appropriate HIV management in resource …
scale-up antiretroviral therapy (ART) and provide appropriate HIV management in resource …
High levels of adherence and viral suppression in a nationally representative sample of HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy for 6, 12 and 18 months in …
B Elul, P Basinga, H Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, S Saito… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Generalizable data are needed on the magnitude and determinants of
adherence and virological suppression among patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in …
adherence and virological suppression among patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in …
Comparison of six methods to estimate adherence in an ART-naïve cohort in a resource-poor setting: which best predicts virological and resistance outcomes?
Background Incomplete adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) results in virologic failure
and resistance. It remains unclear which adherence measure best predicts these outcomes …
and resistance. It remains unclear which adherence measure best predicts these outcomes …
The combination of pill count and self-reported adherence is a strong predictor of first-line ART failure for adults in South Africa
Background: Suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a strong predictor of
virologic failure (VF) among people with HIV. Various methods such as patient self-report …
virologic failure (VF) among people with HIV. Various methods such as patient self-report …
Pharmacy refill adherence compared with CD4 count changes for monitoring HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy
Background World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for monitoring HIV-infected
individuals taking combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in resource-limited settings …
individuals taking combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in resource-limited settings …
Comparison of pharmacy-based measures of adherence to antiretroviral therapy as predictors of virological failure
We compared multiple pharmacy refill-based adherence indicators for antiretroviral therapy,
as well as thresholds for defining non-adherent behavior, based on ability to predict …
as well as thresholds for defining non-adherent behavior, based on ability to predict …