Retention, adherence, and compliance: special needs of HIV-infected adolescent girls and young women

To demonstrate that whereas all HIV-infected youth evidence complex factors that challenge retention in care and adherence to treatment, HIV-infected females have additional issues that are gender-specific. Preliminary data from a subset of 21 adolescent/young women under age 25 from the Whole Life...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent health 2003-08, Vol.33 (2), p.39-45
Main Authors: Dodds, Sally, Blakley, T, Lizzotte, J.M, Friedman, Lawrence B, Shaw, Kimberly, Martinez, Jaime, Siciliano, Carl, Walker, Lynn E, Sotheran, Jo L, Sell, Randall L, Botwinick, Geri, Johnson, Robert L, Bell, Douglas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent girls
Adolescent Health Services - organization & administration
Adolescent Health Services - utilization
Adult
Anti-HIV Agents - administration & dosage
Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use
Compliance
Female
Health Services Research
HIV
HIV adolescent females
HIV adolescents
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV Infections - psychology
HIV retention
HIV youth
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Mental health care
Needs Assessment
Patient Compliance
Patient Dropouts
Perinatal Care
Reproductive Medicine
Social Support
Treatment
United States
USA
Women's Health Services - organization & administration
Women's Health Services - utilization
Young women
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Summary:To demonstrate that whereas all HIV-infected youth evidence complex factors that challenge retention in care and adherence to treatment, HIV-infected females have additional issues that are gender-specific. Preliminary data from a subset of 21 adolescent/young women under age 25 from the Whole Life mental health-perinatal HIV care project were analyzed to illustrate the needs of these patients. Of the 21 young women assessed, all but one was of minority background, and a sizeable majority had limited education (
ISSN:1054-139X
1879-1972
DOI:10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00157-5