Drenna Waldrop?Valverde|Deborah L. Jones|Dushyantha Jayaweera|Peggy Gonzalez|Javier Romero|Raymond L. Ownby
Gender Differences in Medication Management Capacity in HIV Infection: The Role of Health Literacy and Numeracy
University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami|Miami Dade College|University of Miami
health literacy emerging key element successful medication management empirical support efficacy numeracy health context rising well little known however unique effects among women men given importance accurate medication management effective treatment hiv relation variables medication management needs assessed therefore tested relation health literacy reading comprehension numeracy ones ability manage mock hiv regimen whether men women differed abilities results showed women less able men follow medication instructions answer questions mock regimen numeracy mediated relationship gender medication management findings highlight skills used managing medication regimens suggest avenues target identification intervention medication management among women men hiv