Matthew E. Falagas|Efstathia A. Zarkadoulia|Paraskevi A Pliatsika|George Panos
Socioeconomic status (SES) as a determinant of adherence to treatment in HIV infected patients: a systematic review of the literature
Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences|Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences|Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences|iKnowHow (Greece)
shown socioeconomic status ses associated adherence treatment patients several chronic diseases however controversy regarding impact ses adherence among patients human immunodeficiency virus hiv infection acquired immunodeficiency syndrome aids thus sought perform systematic review evidence regarding association ses adherence treatment patients hivaids searched pubmed database identify studies concerning ses hivaids collected data regarding association various determinants ses income education occupation adherence initially identified 116 potentially relevant articles reviewed detail 17 original studies contained data helpful evaluating association ses adherence treatment patients hivaids original research study specifically focused possible association ses adherence treatment patients hivaids among reviewed studies examined impact income education adherence antiretroviral treatment half less third respectively found statistically significant association main determinants ses adherence patients infected hivaids systematic review available evidence provide conclusive support existence clear association ses adherence among patients infected hivaids seemed positive trend among components ses income education occupation adherence antiretroviral treatment many reviewed studies however studies establish statistically significant association determinants ses adherence