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| Title |
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy and correlation with adverse effects and coinfections in people living with HIV/AIDS in the municipality of Goiás State
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| Published in |
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, August 2018
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| DOI | 10.1590/0037-8682-0467-2017 |
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| Authors |
Luane da Silva Oliveira, Lorena Maria Caixeta, José Luís Rodrigues Martins, Kelly Deyse Segati, Rodrigo Scaliante Moura, Marcelo Cecílio Daher, Emerith Mayra Hungria Pinto |
| Abstract |
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is an advanced stage of a human immunodeficiency virus infection. The antiretroviral therapy aims to improve the life quality of HIV patients and a good adherence is essential for a better prognosis. This study aimed to evaluate the adherence of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients to antiretroviral therapy recommended by the Brazilian health system in Anápolis/Goiás, and correlate the level of adherence with sociodemographic data and clinical-laboratory variables. Adherence to antiretroviral therapy was assessed using the Questionnaire for Evaluation of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy. The sociodemographic data were collected using a standardized questionnaire and the clinical-laboratory records were reviewed. Among 220 patients included, 59% (129/220) were men and the average age was 41 years. Infection was acquired primarily through sexual contact (92%, 202/220), and 69% (152/220) of the patients were heterosexual. Approximately 86% (188/220) of the patients had good or strict adherence to antiretroviral therapy. In our study, the use of illicit drugs was associated with low adherence to antiretroviral therapy (p=0.0004), and no significant association was observed between adherence levels and other sociodemographic data (p>0.05). The logistic regression indicated that adverse effects (p=0.0018) and sexual orientation (p=0.0152) were associated with the level of adherence to antiretroviral therapy. Patients with good or strict adherence had higher CD4+T lymphocyte count (p<0.0001) and undetectable viral load (p<0.0001). Patients with low adherence (14%, 32/220) had higher frequency of adverse events (p=0.0009). The frequency of coinfections was 25% (55/220), with syphilis and tuberculosis being the most common coinfections. Adherence was related to use of illicit drugs, adverse effects, and sexual orientation. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 114 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 17 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 9% |
| Other | 9 | 8% |
| Researcher | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 12 | 11% |
| Unknown | 50 | 44% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 15% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 9 | 8% |
| Engineering | 5 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 9% |
| Unknown | 52 | 46% |
Attention Score in Context
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