ArticleAfrican health sciences2018
Non-adherence to anti-retroviral medication in Shiraz, 2014: a cross sectional study.
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- Prevalence and Factors Influencing Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Nonadherence in Men During Different Stages of the Life Course: A Case Study in Greater Gaborone, Botswana.AIDS research and treatment · 2025Article
- Risk Factors for Non-Adherence to Medication for Liver Transplant Patients: An Umbrella Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- 'You just prefer to die early!': how socioecological context impedes treatment for people living with HIV in Iran.BMJ global health · 2021Article
- Factors Influencing Effectiveness of Peer Education Against Nonadherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among Adult People Living with HIV/AIDS: A Pre-Post Intervention Study in Arsi Zone, Ethiopia.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Article
- Antiretroviral Treatment Adherence and Determinant Factors Among Adult People Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Eastern Tigray General Hospitals, Northern Ethiopia, 2019.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Article
- Sexuality and other issues in Africa and beyond.African health sciences · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundMedication adherence is a dynamic and complex behavioral process, which is strongly influenced by personal, social and environmental factors.
objectivesTo determine the prevalence and factors affecting non-adherence to medication among HIV-infected patients. METHODS AND MATERIALS:
designA cross-sectional study.
settingVoluntary Counseling and Testing Center (VCT), Shiraz, Fars province, in the South of Iran. PATIENTS: Among HIV-positive patients who received anti-retroviral therapy, 214 adult patients were selected through convenience sampling. Their medication adherence was checked by interview and counting the pills on visits during two months. Clinical and laboratory data were obtained from the patients' records.
resultsNon-adherence and adherence groups included 30.4% (65) and 69.6% (149) of the patients, respectively. The mean age of patients was 40.80±7.77 years, and ranged from 20 to 65 years. Majority of cases (65%) were male. A significant relationship was found between non-adherence to medications and the variables of transmission method, marital status, housing status, and CD4, but there was no significant relationship with gender.
conclusionThe prevalence of medication adherence was similar to other regions with limited financial resources. To increase patient's medication adherence, they should be exposed to motivational interventions to promote their drug consumption, social and occupational support.
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