Factors impacting antiretroviral therapy adherence among human immunodeficiency virus–positive adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

N Ammon, S Mason, JM Corkery - Public health, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Eighty-two percent of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–positive adolescents
live in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite the availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) …

Pharmacy adherence measures to assess adherence to antiretroviral therapy: review of the literature and implications for treatment monitoring

JH McMahon, MR Jordan, K Kelley… - Clinical Infectious …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Prescription or pill-based methods for estimating adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART),
pharmacy adherence measures (PAMs), are objective estimates calculated from routinely …

Studies of drug utilization

D Lee, U Bergman - Pharmacoepidemiology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Drug utilization studies identify and analyze problems related to prescribing, dispensing,
and ingestion of medicines, monitor changes in utilization patterns, and evaluate the impact …

The long-term effects of a family based economic empowerment intervention (Suubi+ Adherence) on suppression of HIV viral loads among adolescents living with HIV …

FM Ssewamala, D Dvalishvili, CA Mellins, EH Geng… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background The rapid scale-up of HIV therapy across Africa has failed to adequately
engage adolescents living with HIV (ALWHIV). Retention and viral suppression for this …

Retention in care and adherence to ART are critical elements of HIV care interventions

SM Stricker, KA Fox, R Baggaley, E Negussie… - AIDS and Behavior, 2014 - Springer
Retention in care and adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) are critical elements of HIV
care interventions and are closely associated with optimal individual and public health …

Second-line antiretroviral therapy: long-term outcomes in South Africa

RA Murphy, H Sunpath, C Castilla… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Currently, boosted protease inhibitor–containing regimens are the only option
after first-line regimen failure available for patients in most resource-limited settings, yet little …

The long-term (5-year) impact of a family economic empowerment intervention on adolescents living with HIV in Uganda: Analysis of longitudinal data from a cluster …

R Brathwaite, FM Ssewamala, M Mutumba… - AIDS and Behavior, 2022 - Springer
Abstract 150/150 words. We examined the 5-year impact of an economic empowerment (EE)
intervention on: adherence, viral suppression, sexual risk-taking intentions (primary); and …

Incidence and risk factors of first-line antiretroviral treatment failure among human immunodeficiency virus-infected children in Amhara regional state, Ethiopia: a …

MM Sisay, TA Ayele, YA Gelaw, AT Tsegaye… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective This study aimed to assess the incidence and risk factors of treatment failure
among HIV/AIDS-infected children who were on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Amhara …

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 …

An EMR-Based Alert with Brief Provider-Led ART Adherence Counseling: Promising Results of the InfoPlus Adherence Pilot Study Among Haitian Adults with HIV …

N Puttkammer, JM Simoni, T Sandifer, JM Chéry… - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
To promote HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) outcomes in Haiti, we developed a culturally
relevant intervention (InfoPlus Adherence) that combines an electronic medical record alert …