TY  - JOUR
T1  - Relationship between social factors and treatment adherence: a study from south India
AU  - Ajithkumar, Kidangazhiathmana
AU  - Neera, Poovassery Govindhan
AU  - Rajani, Parassery Parameswaran
PY  - 2013
DA  - March
JF  - EASTERN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
PB  - Van Yuzuncu Yıl University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1301-0883
SP  - 147
EP  - 152
VL  - 16
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - Abstract. This study tries to assess the association of social factors and treatment adherence of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) in a south Indian ART clinic. Methods: 350 patients who completed at least one year of ART were included in the study. The data was collected using an interview schedule containing questions on personal, social and treatment factors of PLHIV. The results show that majority of PLHIV attending this clinic (84%) had good adherence. Factors such as older age (≥40), female sex, absence of alcoholism, good family bonding, personal ability to follow treatment needs, having hope in life, absence of past history of psychiatric illness, presence of a care giver, having trust and faith in the care giver, having anxiety regarding the future of their family, good understanding of HIV disease and nuclear family were found to be associated with good adherence by univariate analysis and the first seven were associated with good adherence by multivariate analysis. This study highlights the importance of social factors which influence ART adherence in an Indian context. We suggest further studies of this kind to examine whether our findings can be generalized and be used in the national programme.Key words: Antiretroviral therapy, adherence, India, socialfactors
KW  - Antiretroviral therapy
KW  - adherence
KW  - India
KW  - social factors
UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ejm/issue//72464
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/62090
ER  -