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Adherence to first-line antiretroviral therapy affects non-virologic outcomes among patients on treatment for more than 12 months in Lusaka, Zambia

Background High-level adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is associated with favourable patient outcomes. In resource-constrained settings, however, there are few validated measures. We examined the correlation between clinical outcomes and the medication possession ratio (MPR), a pharmacy-bas...

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Published in:International journal of epidemiology 2009-06, Vol.38 (3), p.746-756
Main Authors: Chi, Benjamin H, Cantrell, Ronald A, Zulu, Isaac, Mulenga, Lloyd B, Levy, Jens W, Tambatamba, Bushimbwa C, Reid, Stewart, Mwango, Albert, Mwinga, Alwyn, Bulterys, Marc, Saag, Michael S, Stringer, Jeffrey SA
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description Background High-level adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is associated with favourable patient outcomes. In resource-constrained settings, however, there are few validated measures. We examined the correlation between clinical outcomes and the medication possession ratio (MPR), a pharmacy-based measure of adherence. Methods We analysed data from a large programmatic cohort across 18 primary care centres providing ART in Lusaka, Zambia. Patients were stratified into three categories based on MPR-calculated adherence over the first 12 months: optimal (≥95%), suboptimal (80–94%) and poor (
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Adolescent
Adult
Africa
Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use
antiretroviral therapy
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
Biological and medical sciences
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
Female
HIV
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV-1
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Medication Adherence - statistics & numerical data
medication possession ratio
Medication Therapy Management - statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
mortality
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
survival
Time Factors
Urban Health
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
Young Adult
Zambia
Zambia - epidemiology
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