SynthesisAIDS and behavior2015
Adherence to antiretroviral medications among persons who inject drugs in transitional, low and middle income countries: an international systematic review.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Promoting HIV care continuum outcomes among people who use drugs and alcohol: a systematic review of randomized trials evaluating behavioral HIV care interventions published from 2011 to 2023.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Comparisons of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in a High-Risk Population in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.PloS one · 2016Pooled it
- HIV care continuum among men who have sex with men and persons who inject drugs in India: barriers to successful engagement.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2015Trial
- Rapid ART Initiation with BIC/FTC/TAF in People Who Inject Drugs in Greece: Results from a Pilot Single-Arm Study of an Integrated Care Model.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- A Mixed Methods Assessment of the Effect of Organizational Characteristics on Intervention Scale-Up Success in 42 HIV Testing Clinics in Vietnam.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2025Article
- Prevalence and predictors of condom use among people who inject drugs in Georgia.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
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- Mortality among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative People Who Inject Drugs in Mizoram, Northeast India: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study (2007-2021).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV attending medication-assisted treatment clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
- HIV treatment, antiretroviral adherence and AIDS mortality in people who inject drugs: a scoping review.European journal of public health · 2023Article
- A factorial experiment grounded in the multiphase optimization strategy to promote viral suppression among people who inject drugs on the Texas-Mexico border: a study protocol.BMC public health · 2023Article
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- Stigma and ART initiation among people with HIV and a lifetime history of illicit drug use in Saint-Petersburg, Russia-A prospective cohort analysis.The International journal on drug policy · 2022Article
- An intensive model of care for hepatitis C virus screening and treatment with direct-acting antivirals in people who inject drugs in Nairobi, Kenya: a model-based cost-effectiveness analysis.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2022Article
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- Reliability and Validity of a Brief Self-Report Adherence Measure among People with HIV Experiencing Homelessness and Mental Health or Substance Use Disorders.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- Time-space constraints to HIV treatment engagement among women who use heroin in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A time geography perspective.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2021Article
- The Longitudinal Effects of Non-injection Substance Use on Sustained HIV Viral Load Undetectability Among MSM and Heterosexual Men in Brazil and Thailand: The Role of ART Adherence and Depressive Symptoms (HPTN 063).AIDS and behavior · 2019Observational
- Cost-effectiveness of Hepatitis B Virus Infection Screening and Treatment or Vaccination in 6 High-risk Populations in the United States.Open forum infectious diseases · 2019Article
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Abstract
Adherence to antiretroviral (ART) medication is vital to reducing morbidity and mortality among HIV positive persons. People who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for HIV infection in transitional/low/middle income countries (TLMIC). We conducted a systematic review of studies reporting adherence to ART among persons with active injection drug use and/or histories of injection drug use in TLMIC. Meta-regression was performed to examine relationships between location, adherence measurements, and follow-up period. Fifteen studies were included from seven countries. Adherence levels ranged from 33 to 97 %; mean weighted adherence was 72 %. ART adherence was associated with different methods of measuring adherence and studies conducted in Eastern Europe and East Asia. The great heterogeneity observed precludes generalization to TLMIC as a whole. Given the critical importance of ART adherence more research is needed on ART adherence among PWID in TLMIC, including the use of standardized methods for reporting adherence to ART.
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