Open AccessAlcohol Use and Antiretroviral Adherence: Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Christian S. Hendershot,
Susan A. Stoner,
David W. Pantalone,
Jane M. Simoni
Publication year - 2009
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.0b013e3181b18b6e
Subject(s) - odds ratio , meta analysis , confidence interval , medicine , alcohol , alcohol abuse , alcohol use disorder , association (psychology) , odds , clinical psychology , psychiatry , environmental health , psychology , logistic regression , biochemistry , psychotherapist , chemistry
Alcohol use is frequently implicated as a factor in nonadherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). There have not been efforts to systematically evaluate findings across studies. This meta-analysis provides a quantitative evaluation of the alcohol-adherence association by aggregating findings across studies and examining potential moderators.