Open AccessAdherence to Antiretroviral and Pneumocystis Prophylaxis in HIV Disease
Author(s) -
Lois Eldred,
Albert W. Wu,
Richard E. Chaisson,
Richard D. Moore
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes and human retrovirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2331-6993
pISSN - 1077-9450
DOI - 10.1097/00042560-199806010-00003
Subject(s) - medicine , sulfamethoxazole , trimethoprim , odds ratio , confidence interval , pneumonia , medicaid , pediatrics , antibiotics , health care , microbiology and biotechnology , economics , biology , economic growth
Medication nonadherence in the treatment of chronic diseases compromises the effectiveness of therapy. Little information is available about the extent of medication adherence or determinants of medication adherence in HIV disease, an issue of increasing importance in this new therapeutic era of combination antiretroviral therapy.