Open AccessRandomized controlled trial of trained patient-nominated treatment supporters providing partial directly observed antiretroviral therapy
Author(s) -
Jean B. Nachega,
Richard E. Chaisson,
René Goliath,
Anne Efron,
M.A. Chaudhary,
Malathi Ram,
Chelsea Morroni,
Hennie Schoeman,
Amy R. Knowlton,
Gary Maartens
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e328339e20e
Subject(s) - medicine , antiretroviral therapy , viral load , confidence interval , randomized controlled trial , clinical endpoint , surgery , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology
Directly observed therapy (DOT) for antiretroviral therapy (ART) may improve adherence, but there are limited data on its clinical effectiveness.