Adherence to antiretroviral therapy: merging the clinical and social course of AIDS

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0020338

Review

. 2005 Dec;2(12):e338.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020338. Epub 2005 Oct 4.

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy: merging the clinical and social course of AIDS

Arachu Castro¹

Affiliations

PMID: 16187735
PMCID: PMC1240055
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020338

Review

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy: merging the clinical and social course of AIDS

Arachu Castro. PLoS Med. 2005 Dec.

. 2005 Dec;2(12):e338.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020338. Epub 2005 Oct 4.

Author

Arachu Castro¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Arachu_Castro@hms.harvard.edu

PMID: 16187735
PMCID: PMC1240055
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020338

Abstract

Compliance with HIV treatment is affected by many issues and social factors are as important as biological ones.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The author declares that no competing interests exist.

Figures

None — **A physician in Havana, Cuba, holds a bottle of antiretroviral therapy**
(Photo: Arachu Castro)

See this image and copyright information in PMC

Comment in

How to Take HIV antiretroviral medications on time without a watch in rural Uganda.
Maier M, Bwana M, Emenyonu N, Pepper L, Bangsberg DR. Maier M, et al. PLoS Med. 2006 Mar;3(3):e161. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030161. Epub 2006 Mar 28. PLoS Med. 2006. PMID: 16827612 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Cited by

Explaining adherence success in sub-Saharan Africa: an ethnographic study.
Ware NC, Idoko J, Kaaya S, Biraro IA, Wyatt MA, Agbaji O, Chalamilla G, Bangsberg DR. Ware NC, et al. PLoS Med. 2009 Jan 27;6(1):e11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000011. PLoS Med. 2009. PMID: 19175285 Free PMC article.
Multisite Study of Women Living With HIV's Perceived Barriers to, and Interest in, Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Therapy.
Philbin MM, Parish CL, Kinnard EN, Reed SE, Kerrigan D, Alcaide ML, Cohen MH, Sosanya O, Sheth AN, Adimora AA, Cocohoba J, Goparaju L, Golub ET, Fischl M, Metsch LR. Philbin MM, et al. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 Jul 1;84(3):263-270. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002337. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020. PMID: 32530905 Free PMC article.
Transition to adulthood and antiretroviral adherence among HIV-positive young Black men who have sex with men.
Hussen SA, Andes K, Gilliard D, Chakraborty R, Del Rio C, Malebranche DJ. Hussen SA, et al. Am J Public Health. 2015 Apr;105(4):725-31. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301905. Epub 2014 Jun 12. Am J Public Health. 2015. PMID: 24922167 Free PMC article.
Matching social support to individual needs: a community-based intervention to improve HIV treatment adherence in a resource-poor setting.
Muñoz M, Bayona J, Sanchez E, Arevalo J, Sebastian JL, Arteaga F, Guerra D, Zeladita J, Espiritu B, Wong M, Caldas A, Shin S. Muñoz M, et al. AIDS Behav. 2011 Oct;15(7):1454-64. doi: 10.1007/s10461-010-9697-9. AIDS Behav. 2011. PMID: 20383572 Free PMC article.
How do intellectual property law and international trade agreements affect access to antiretroviral therapy?
Westerhaus M, Castro A. Westerhaus M, et al. PLoS Med. 2006 Aug;3(8):e332. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030332. PLoS Med. 2006. PMID: 16881728 Free PMC article.

See all "Cited by" articles

References

1. Paterson D, Swindells S, Mohr J, Brester M, Vergis EN, et al. Adherence to protease inhibitor therapy and outcomes in patients with HIV infection. Ann Intern Med. 2000;133:21–30. - PubMed
1. Partners In Health. The PIH guide to the community-based treatment of HIV in resource-poor settings. Boston: Partners In Health; 2004. Available: http://www.pih.org/library/aids/PIH_HIV_Handbook_Bangkok_edition.pdf. Accessed 25 August 2005.
1. Bangsberg D, Moss A, Deeks S. Paradoxes of adherence and drug resistance to HIV antiretroviral therapy. J Antimicrob Chemother. 1999;53:696–699. - PubMed
1. Friedland G, Williams A. Attaining higher goals in HIV treatment: The central importance of adherence. AIDS. 1999;13:S61–S72. - PubMed
1. Carrieri MP, Chesney MA, Spire B, Loundou A, Sobel A, et al. Failure to maintain adherence to HAART in a cohort of French HIV-positive injecting drug users. Int J Behav Med. 2003;10:1–14. - PubMed

Publication types

Actions

MeSH terms

Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions

Substances

Actions

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources
Medical
- MedlinePlus Health Information

[1] Paterson D, Swindells S, Mohr J, Brester M, Vergis EN, et al. Adherence to protease inhibitor therapy and outcomes in patients with HIV infection. Ann Intern Med. 2000;133:21–30. - PubMed

[2] Paterson D, Swindells S, Mohr J, Brester M, Vergis EN, et al. Adherence to protease inhibitor therapy and outcomes in patients with HIV infection. Ann Intern Med. 2000;133:21–30. - PubMed

[3] Partners In Health. The PIH guide to the community-based treatment of HIV in resource-poor settings. Boston: Partners In Health; 2004. Available: http://www.pih.org/library/aids/PIH_HIV_Handbook_Bangkok_edition.pdf. Accessed 25 August 2005.

[4] Partners In Health. The PIH guide to the community-based treatment of HIV in resource-poor settings. Boston: Partners In Health; 2004. Available: http://www.pih.org/library/aids/PIH_HIV_Handbook_Bangkok_edition.pdf. Accessed 25 August 2005.

[5] Bangsberg D, Moss A, Deeks S. Paradoxes of adherence and drug resistance to HIV antiretroviral therapy. J Antimicrob Chemother. 1999;53:696–699. - PubMed

[6] Bangsberg D, Moss A, Deeks S. Paradoxes of adherence and drug resistance to HIV antiretroviral therapy. J Antimicrob Chemother. 1999;53:696–699. - PubMed

[7] Friedland G, Williams A. Attaining higher goals in HIV treatment: The central importance of adherence. AIDS. 1999;13:S61–S72. - PubMed

[8] Friedland G, Williams A. Attaining higher goals in HIV treatment: The central importance of adherence. AIDS. 1999;13:S61–S72. - PubMed

[9] Carrieri MP, Chesney MA, Spire B, Loundou A, Sobel A, et al. Failure to maintain adherence to HAART in a cohort of French HIV-positive injecting drug users. Int J Behav Med. 2003;10:1–14. - PubMed

[10] Carrieri MP, Chesney MA, Spire B, Loundou A, Sobel A, et al. Failure to maintain adherence to HAART in a cohort of French HIV-positive injecting drug users. Int J Behav Med. 2003;10:1–14. - PubMed

Save citation to file

Email citation

Add to Collections

Add to My Bibliography

Your saved search

Create a file for external citation management software

Your RSS Feed

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy: merging the clinical and social course of AIDS

Affiliation

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy: merging the clinical and social course of AIDS

Author

Affiliation

Abstract

Conflict of interest statement

Figures

Comment in

Similar articles

Cited by

References

Publication types

MeSH terms

Substances

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources

Medical

Abstract

Conflict of interest statement

Figures

Comment in

Similar articles

Cited by

References

Publication types

MeSH terms

Substances

Related information

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources

Medical