Objectives: To compare adherence to antiretroviral therapy using drug level monitoring and
self-report and to explore the relation between these 2 methods and viral load …

Objectives: To compare 3 measures of adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-
positive adults receiving free treatment from a public hospital in Malawi. Methods …

Objective: Self-report of antiretroviral medications adherence is inexpensive and simple to
use in clinical settings but grossly overestimates adherence. We investigated methods to …

Background: Many antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence measurement methods have
been employed by different studies, but no single method has been found to be appropriate …

Background: There are no validated measures of adherence to HIV antiretroviral therapy in
resource-poor settings. Such measures are essential to understand the unique barriers to …

Objective: To assess the contribution of the determination of concentrations of indinavir
(IND) in plasma to the assessment of self-reported adherence and keeping of appointments …

Background: Adherence assessment is an essential component of monitoring HIV
antiretroviral therapy. Prior studies suggest that medical providers frequently estimate …

Adherence to antiretroviral medications is essential for optimal treatment of HIV infection. We
investigated nonadherence to antiretroviral medications in an inner-city population by using …

Measurement of adherence may be important in determining why patients fail antiretroviral
therapy. Although patient self-report is by far the most frequently used means of assessing …

Background: Adherence is one of the main predictors of antiretroviral treatment success. A
governmental initiative was launched in 1998 for HIV-infected patients in Senegal to provide …