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. 2010 Apr;79(1):25-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.07.014. Epub 2009 Aug 8.

Health literacy and antiretroviral adherence among HIV-infected adolescents

Debra A Murphy  1 , Phebe Lam, Sylvie Naar-King, D Robert Harris, Jeffrey T Parsons, Larry R Muenz; Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions
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Health literacy and antiretroviral adherence among HIV-infected adolescents

Debra A Murphy et al. Patient Educ Couns. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

Objective: This study investigates HIV positive adolescents' health literacy and whether factors associated with health literacy in HIV-positive adults are associated with health literacy among HIV-positive adolescents.

Methods: Adolescents in this study were behaviorally and perinatally HIV-infected youth (n=186) from five U.S. cities. Participants had a mean age of 20.5, and 49.5% were male.

Results and conclusions: Contrary to findings for adult HIV-positive patients, among adolescents health literacy was not significantly associated with: medication adherence adjusting for age and education level; viral load; or self-efficacy to adhere to medication regimens. The only significant association was of health literacy with medical care received.

Practice implications: Practice implications are discussed.

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