ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2020
ART uptake and adherence among women who use drugs globally: A scoping review.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Strategies to Improve PrEP Adherence in People Who Use Drugs: A Systematic Review.AIDS and behavior · 2026Pooled it
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- Latent Healthcare Stigma Profiles and Their Association With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Treatment and Care Outcomes Among Women With HIV in the United States: An Intersectional Analysis.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025Article
- A mix methodology study to compile the factors contributing towards poor uptake of antiretroviral therapy among high-risk groups: Female sex workers, people with intravenous drug use on opiod substitution therapy.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Coping strategies associated with art adherence among older adults living with HIV, South Carolina.Psychology, health & medicine · 2025Article
- Trajectories of HIV management among virally suppressed and unsuppressed female sex workers in the Dominican Republic: A comparative qualitative analysis.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2023Article
- From trauma to transmission: exploring the intersection of adversity, substance use, and HIV risk in women's life histories.International journal for equity in health · 2023Article
- HIV treatment, antiretroviral adherence and AIDS mortality in people who inject drugs: a scoping review.European journal of public health · 2023Article
- A Novel Capacity-Strengthening Intervention for Frontline Harm Reduction Workers to Support Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Awareness-Building and Promotion Among People Who Use Drugs: Formative Research and Intervention Development.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- ART uptake and adherence among female sex workers (FSW) globally: A scoping review.Global public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the state of peer-reviewed literature surrounding uptake and adherence of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among HIV-positive women who use drugs (WWUD).
methodsConsistent with PRISMA-ScR guidelines, we conducted a scoping literature review on ART uptake and adherence among WWUD, searching PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, PsycInfo, and Sociological Abstracts. Eligibility criteria included: reporting at least one ART uptake or adherence related result among WWUD aged 18 or older; peer-reviewed; published in English between 1996-2018.
resultsOur search identified 6735 studies; 86 met eligibility requirements. ART uptake ranged from 30 % to 76 % and adherence ranged from 27 % to 95 %. Substance use, co-morbid psychiatric disorders, and side effects emerged as the primary ART uptake and adherence barriers among this population. Few facilitators were identified.
conclusionThis study is the first scoping review to look at ART uptake and adherence among WWUD globally. The wide range in uptake and adherence outcomes indicates the need for gold standard assessments, which may differ between high and low resource settings. This study offers rich insight into uptake and adherence barriers and facilitators, primarily at the intrapersonal level. More research is needed to examine interventions that focus on additional levels of the SEM (e.g., community and policy levels). These review findings can inform ART interventions, future research, and offer guidance to other support services with WWUD, such as PrEP interventions.
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