Ann Margaret Dunn Navarra|Natalie Neu|Sima S. Toussi|John Nelson|Elaine Larson
Health Literacy and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Infected Youth
Columbia University Irving Medical Center|Cornell University|NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital
health literacy associated adherence antiretroviral therapy art hivinfected adults association demonstrated hivinfected adolescents using expanded health literacy model examined relationship health literacy functional literacy beliefs art media use adherence art convenience sample hivinfected adolescents n 50 recruited crosssectional study primary outcome adherence measured 3day selfreports health literacy measured test functional health literacy adults tofhla predictive adherence p 15 participants higher positive outcome expectancy scores regarding art likely report 100 adherence participants belowgradelevel reading less likely report 100 adherence p 05 findings highlight importance assessing health beliefs reading skills part adherence support hivinfected youth