Antiretroviral therapy abandonment among adolescents and young people with HIV/AIDS during COVID-19: A case-control study. / Abandono de la terapia antirretroviral entre adolescentes y jóvenes con VIH/SIDA durante el COVID-19: un estudio de casos y controles.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem
; 31: e3947, 2023.
Article
en Es, En, Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37341259
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
to identify the factors associated with antiretroviral therapy abandonment among adolescents and young people living with HIV/AIDS during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHOD:
a case-control study carried out between 2020 and 2021 in Maringá, Paraná. The cases corresponded to the following adolescents and young people (aged from 10 to 24 years old) diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and who abandoned treatment, while the Control Group consisted of people with similar sociodemographic characteristics, diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and with no history of treatment abandonment. Pairing of the cases and controls was by convenience, with four controls for each case. The research instrument presented sociodemographic variables, clinical characteristics and others, whose association with treatment abandonment was analyzed by means of logistic regression.RESULTS:
a total of 27 cases and 109 controls were included in the study (1/4 ratio). The variable associated with an increased chance of abandonment was age close to 22.8 years old (ORadj 1.47; 95% CI 1.07-2.13; p=0.024). Sporadic condom use (ORadj 0.22; 95% CI 0.07-0.59; p=0.003) and having an opportunistic infection (OR 0.31; 95% CI 0.10-0.90; p=0.030) were protective factors.CONCLUSION:
age close to 23 years old at the last consultation was associated with antiretroviral therapy abandonment. The presence of opportunistic infections and condom use are determining factors for treatment continuity during COVID-19.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
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Es
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Pt
Revista:
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil