Open AccessPredictors of Nonadherence to Single-Dose Nevirapine Therapy for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
Author(s) -
Sandra S. Albrecht,
Katherine Semrau,
Prisca Kasonde,
Moses Sinkala,
Chipepo Kankasa,
Cheswa Vwalika,
Grace M. Aldrovandi,
Donald M. Thea,
Louise Kuhn
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/01.qai.0000179425.27036.d7
Subject(s) - nevirapine , medicine , odds ratio , pregnancy , pediatrics , confidence interval , obstetrics , transmission (telecommunications) , apgar score , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , birth weight , family medicine , viral load , antiretroviral therapy , biology , electrical engineering , genetics , engineering
Adequate adherence is required for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (pMTCT) programs to be effective. We investigated predictors and extent of nonadherence to single-dose nevirapine.