An evidence-based review of treatment-related determinants of patients' nonadherence to HIV medications

MJ Atkinson, JJ Petrozzino - AIDS patient care and STDs, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Patients' adherence to antiretroviral medications is a primary determinant of both the
effectiveness of treatment and the clinical course of HIV/AIDS. This empirical review is …

Five-year outcomes of the China national free antiretroviral treatment program

F Zhang, Z Dou, Y Ma, Y Zhao, Z Liu… - Annals of internal …, 2009 - acpjournals.org
Background: China's National Free Antiretroviral Treatment Program began in 2002 and, by
August 2008, included more than 52 000 patients. Objective: To report 5-year outcomes on …

adherence to medication for chronic hepatitis C–building on the model of human immunodeficiency virus antiretroviral adherence research

JJ Weiss, N Bräu, A Stivala, T Swan… - Alimentary …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background Treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with pegylated interferon/ribavirin
achieves sustained virological response in up to 56% of HCV mono‐infected patients and …

Adherence to first-line antiretroviral therapy affects non-virologic outcomes among patients on treatment for more than 12 months in Lusaka, Zambia

BH Chi, RA Cantrell, I Zulu, LB Mulenga… - International journal …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background High-level adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is associated with
favourable patient outcomes. In resource-constrained settings, however, there are few …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Accuracy of WHO CD4 cell count criteria for virological failure of antiretroviral therapy

O Keiser, P MacPhail, A Boulle, R Wood… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To examine the accuracy of the World Health Organization immunological criteria
for virological failure of antiretroviral treatment. Methods Analysis of 10 treatment …

Weight gain at 3 months of antiretroviral therapy is strongly associated with survival: evidence from two developing countries

Y Madec, E Szumilin, C Genevier, L Ferradini, S Balkan… - Aids, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background: In developing countries, access to laboratory tests remains limited, and the use
of simple tools such as weight to monitor HIV-infected patients treated with antiretroviral …

Adherence and treatment response among HIV-1-infected adults receiving antiretroviral therapy in a rural government hospital in Southwestern Uganda

F Bajunirwe, EJ Arts, DJ Tisch… - Journal of the …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Large-scale, government-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs in rural
areas of resource-poor countries remain largely unevaluated. Methods. We conducted a …

Low levels of antiretroviral-resistant HIV infection in a routine clinic in Cameroon that uses the World Health Organization (WHO) public health approach to monitor …

C Kouanfack, C Montavon, C Laurent… - Clinical infectious …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
A cross-sectional study, performed at a routine human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS
clinic in Cameroon that uses the World Health Organization public health approach, showed …

An algorithm to optimize viral load testing in HIV-positive patients with suspected first-line antiretroviral therapy failure in Cambodia

L Lynen, S An, O Koole, S Thai, S Ros… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To develop an algorithm for optimal use of viral load testing in patients with
suspected first-line antiretroviral treatment (ART) failure. Methods: Data from a cohort of …