Debra A. Murphy|Phebe Lam|Sylvie Naar?King|D.R. Harris|Jeffrey T. Parsons|Larry R. Muenz
Health literacy and antiretroviral adherence among HIV-infected adolescents
University of California, Los Angeles|Wayne State University|Wayne State University|Westat (United States)|City University of New York|Hunter College|The Graduate Center, CUNY|Westat (United States)
study investigates hiv positive adolescents health literacy whether factors associated health literacy hivpositive adults associated health literacy among hivpositive adolescentsadolescents study behaviorally perinatally hivinfected youth n186 five us cities participants mean age 205 495 malecontrary findings adult hivpositive patients among adolescents health literacy significantly associated medication adherence adjusting age education level viral load selfefficacy adhere medication regimens significant association health literacy medical care receivedpractice implications discussed