Andrea Nelsen|Sunita Gupta|BW Trautner|NJ Petersen|Armandina Garza|Thomas P. Giordano|AD Naik|MC Rodriguez?Barradas
Intention to adhere to <scp>HIV</scp> treatment: a patient?centred predictor of antiretroviral adherence
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center|Health Services Research & Development|Baylor College of Medicine|Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center|Health Services Research & Development|Baylor College of Medicine|Harris Health System|Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center|Health Services Research & Development|Baylor College of Medicine|Harris Health System|Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center|Health Services Research & Development|Baylor College of Medicine|Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center|Health Services Research & Development|Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center|Health Services Research & Development|Baylor College of Medicine|Harris Health System|Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center|Health Services Research & Development|Baylor College of Medicine|Harris Health System|Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center|Health Services Research & Development|Baylor College of Medicine
despite effectiveness highly active antiretroviral therapy haart hiv remains major cause mortality usa largely result poor hiv treatment adherence study assessed association five patientcentred factors adherence hiv treatmentwe surveyed 244 adults two hiv clinics houston texas october 2009 april 2010 participants given questionnaire charts reviewed clinical data survey items assessed following factors selfassessed hiv knowledge awareness disease biomarkers intention adhere hiv treatment health literacy decisionmaking style primary outcome measure haart adherence previous month logistic regressions performed calculate effect factor adherenceall participants hivaids haart enrolment eight per cent participants female 57 africanamerican 16 hispanic mean age 581 years sixtyeight per cent adherent haart last month univariate analysis preference wanting choices correct knowledge recent hiv viral load level intention adhere hiv treatment significantly associated adherence multivariate analysis intention adhere hiv treatment remained statistically significant adjusting factors odds ratio 22 95 confidence interval 11 43intention adhere hiv treatment significantly associated selfreported adherence haart interventions bolster patients intentions adhere hiv treatment clinical encounters may improve adherence haart hiv control