Pattern and determinants of antiretroviral drug adherence among Nigerian pregnant women.
J Pregnancy
; 2012: 851810, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The need for a high level of adherence to antiretroviral drugs has remained a major hurdle to achieving maximal benefit from its use in pregnancy. This study was designed to determine the level of adherence and identify factors that influence adherence during pregnancy.METHOD:
This is a cross-sectional study utilizing a semistructured questionnaire. Bivariate and multiple logistic regression models were used to determine factors independently associated with good drug adherence during pregnancy.RESULT:
137 (80.6%) of the interviewed 170 women achieved adherence level of ≥ 95% using 3 day recall. The desire to protect the unborn child was the greatest motivation (51.8%) for good adherence. Fear of being identified as HIV positive (63.6%) was the most common reason for nonadherence. Marital status, disclosure of HIV status, good knowledge of ART, and having a treatment supporter were found to be significantly associated with good adherence at bivariate analysis. However, after controlling for confounders, only HIV status disclosure and having a treatment partner retained their association with good adherence.CONCLUSION:
Disclosure of HIV status and having treatment support are associated with good adherence. Maternal desire to protect the child was the greatest motivator for adherence.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo
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Infecciones por VIH
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Fármacos Anti-VIH
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Cumplimiento de la Medicación
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pregnancy
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Nigeria