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Evaluation of adherence to antiretroviral therapy for AIDS patients
Avaliação da adesão à terapia antirretroviral em pacientes com AIDS
Evaluación de la adherencia a la terapia antirretroviral en pacientes con SIDA
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Abstract Objective: The objective of the present study was to evaluate adherence to antiretroviral treatment for AIDS patients. Method: This is a quantitative study, field, and descriptive, at Reference Center for infectious diseases in Natal/RN, from August 2010 to July 2011. Data were collected through med... view more
Objective: The objective of the present study was to evaluate adherence to antiretroviral treatment for AIDS patients. Method: This is a quantitative study, field, and descriptive, at Reference Center for infectious diseases in Natal/RN, from August 2010 to July 2011. Data were collected through medical records, interviews and the pharmacy dispensing records. Results: Participated in the study 402 patients, among whom (70,2%) were male, the mean age was 35 years, and 90,0 had been diagnosed of HIV infection between 1 to 5 years. It was observed that 30% of the patients adhered to treatment. Conclusion: The Adherence in the present study are lower than those recommended in the literature, to increase adherence to ART is essential to carry out strategies to increase awareness and user engagement.... view less
Keywords
AIDS; Latin America; therapy; Brazil; pharmaceutical; contagious disease; South America; liability; patient
Classification
Medicine, Social Medicine
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 15-20
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 9 (2017) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i1.15-20
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed