Open AccessA study of adherence to antiretroviral therapy in a tertiary care hospital at Allahabad, India
Author(s) -
Arkapal Bandyopadhyay,
Rajan Chaurasia,
Sarika Palepu,
Rakesh Kumar Yadav
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-0565
pISSN - 2589-0557
DOI - 10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_81_17
Subject(s) - medicine , antiretroviral therapy , logistic regression , regimen , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pediatrics , viral load
India has a large proportion of the global HIV-infected patients. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the cornerstone of HIV treatment. Antiretroviral drugs are highly toxic and lead to diverse adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Adherence to medications plays a prominent role in success of the therapy. This prospective study was done to study the adherence and analyze its associated factors.