Open AccessDisparities in Antiretroviral Treatment: A Comparison of Behaviorally HIV-Infected Youth and Adults in the HIV Research Network
Author(s) -
Allison L. Agwu,
John A. Fleishman,
P. Todd Korthuis,
George K. Siberry,
Jonathan M. Ellen,
Aditya H. Gaur,
Richard M. Rutstein,
Kelly A. Gebo
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e31822327df
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy , medicine , antiretroviral treatment , virology , lentivirus , immunology , viral load , viral disease
Increasing numbers of youth are becoming HIV-infected and need highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). We hypothesized that behaviorally HIV-infected youth (BIY) ages 18 to 24 years are less likely than adults (25 years or older) to receive HAART and, once initiated, more likely to discontinue their first HAART regimen.