S Anuradha|Anant Joshi|Madhubala Negi|Neeraj Nischal|K Rajeshwari|Richa Dewan
Factors Influencing Adherence to ART
Maulana Azad Medical College|Maulana Azad Medical College|Maulana Azad Medical College|Maulana Azad Medical College|Maulana Azad Medical College|Maulana Azad Medical College
adherence therapy central success antiretroviral treatment art availability free art national program india cost art longer primary determinant adherence study evaluated adherence factors influencing among patients receiving free art public health art center indiathe adherence influences among 250 hivpositive patients first line art least 3 months art center maulana azad medical college lok nayak hospital new delhi india analyzed adherence assessed patients self report using adult aids clinical trial group actg questionnaire counter checked pharmacy records association various parameters affecting adherence levels analyzed using spss package epiinfo softwareof 250 patients 242 968 optimum adherence 95 8 32 nonadherent cd4 counts p 005 high level belief among patients patients knowledge importance adherence p 004 sound mental health positively influencing adherence main barriers adherence poor mental health negative psychological states patients 0001 presence adverse reactions art also resulted poorer adherencethe modifiable factors strongly associated good adherence rates higher current cd4 counts patients beliefs art positive mental health factors targeted simple practical interventions improve maintain high adherence levels