Treatment challenges and health conditions among people living with HIV with or without substance use disorder in the Russian Federation

We quantified treatment challenges faced by people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Russia. Cross-sectional data of 150 PLHIV in Russia were from the 2019 Positive Perspectives Survey. Mean age was 38.3 y. Two-thirds (68.0%[102/150]) had ever disguised their HIV pills, and 43.3%[65/150] said they would be...

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Published in:AIDS care 2022-10, Vol.34 (10), p.1276-1281
Main Authors: Kuznetsov, Sergey, Eremin, Anton, Zaytseva, Elena, Young, Benjamin, Basova, Anna, Paice, Alistair, Marin, Omar, de los Rios, Patricia, Okoli, Chinyere
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adherence
Adult
Cancer
Clinical outcomes
Cross-Sectional Studies
Drug use
Drugs
Health problems
Health status
HIV
HIV Infections - complications
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Illicit Drugs
Liver diseases
Medical diagnosis
Mental disorders
privacy
Psychosocial factors
Recreational drugs
Self evaluation
Sexual Behavior
Sexually transmitted diseases
Side effects
STD
substance misuse
Substance use
Substance use disorder
Substance-Related Disorders - complications
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
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Summary:We quantified treatment challenges faced by people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Russia. Cross-sectional data of 150 PLHIV in Russia were from the 2019 Positive Perspectives Survey. Mean age was 38.3 y. Two-thirds (68.0%[102/150]) had ever disguised their HIV pills, and 43.3%[65/150] said they would be stressed if someone saw their HIV pills. Overall, 14.7%[22/150] reported being ever diagnosed with substance use disorder (SUD). Self-rated optimal health was significantly lower among those with vs without a report of SUD on multiple health domains: sexual (40.9%[9/22] vs. 70.3%[90/128], p = 0.007), physical (22.7%[5/22] vs. 68.0%[87/128], p 
ISSN:0954-0121
1360-0451
DOI:10.1080/09540121.2021.1960945