[HTML][HTML] Pharmacy refill adherence compared with CD4 count changes for monitoring HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy

GP Bisson, R Gross, S Bellamy, J Chittams… - PLoS …, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Background World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for monitoring HIV-infected
individuals taking combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in resource-limited settings …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacy refill adherence outperforms self-reported methods in predicting HIV therapy outcome in resource-limited settings

RZ Sangeda, F Mosha, M Prosperi, S Aboud… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Optimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy is critical to prevent HIV drug
resistance (HIVDR) epidemic. The objective of the study was to investigate the best …

Patient-and provider-reported adherence: toward a clinically useful approach to measuring antiretroviral adherence

JH Wagner, AC Justice, M Chesney, G Sinclair… - Journal of clinical …, 2001 - Elsevier
We seek to develop a clinically useful measure of antiretroviral medication adherence.
Because there is no gold standard for adherence, we will assess the clinical validity of …

A time-to-prescription-refill measure of antiretroviral adherence predicted changes in viral load in HIV

R Grossberg, Y Zhang, R Gross - Journal of clinical epidemiology, 2004 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to determine the validity and utility of a pharmacy-
based time-to-refill measure of antiretroviral therapy adherence. METHODS: We performed …

[HTML][HTML] Trends in CD4 counts in HIV-infected patients with HIV viral load monitoring while on combination antiretroviral treatment: results from The TREAT Asia HIV …

J Zhou, T Sirisanthana, S Kiertiburanakul… - BMC Infectious …, 2010 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between trends in CD4
counts (slope) and HIV viral load (VL) after initiation of combination antiretroviral treatment …

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 …

Long‐term utility of measuring adherence by self‐report compared with pharmacy record in a routine clinic setting

CK Fairley, A Permana, TRH Read - HIV medicine, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To compare long‐term adherence to antiretroviral therapy in an HIV service, as
measured by self‐report and by pharmacy records. To determine the level of adherence by …

[HTML][HTML] Adherence to contemporary antiretroviral treatment regimens and impact on immunological and virologic outcomes in a US healthcare system

C T. Tchakoute, SY Rhee, CB Hare, RW Shafer… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Only a few recent reports have examined longitudinal adherence patterns in US
clinics and its impact on immunological and virological outcomes among large cohorts …