Julian Harris|Mara Pillinger|Deborah Fromstein|Bayardo Gómez|Ivelisse Garris|Peter A. Kanetsky|Pablo Tebas|Robert Gross
Risk Factors for Medication Non-Adherence in an HIV Infected Population in the Dominican Republic
Brigham and Women's Hospital|Harvard University|University of Pennsylvania|University of Washington|University of Pennsylvania|Penn Center for AIDS Research|University of Pennsylvania|Penn Center for AIDS Research|University of Pennsylvania
high levels medication adherence central hiv treatment success barriers medication adherence may differ cultural setting aimed determine risk factors medication nonadherence hiv infected individuals dominican republic adherence measured 300 individuals using visual analog scale assessing prior month dichotomized 95 high levels adherence reported 228 76 risk factors nonadherence included heavy alcohol use 25 times odds 95 ci 1445 children 22 times higher odds 95 ci 1149 perceptions less social support related adherence 2 times higher odds 95 ci 1136 culturally appropriate interventions needed address alcohol use common setting parenting may represent competing demand time resources adherence barrier selfreported perceived lack adherence support may useful marker need adherence interventions