Adherence to antiretroviral medicinal products in the general fields region of the Paraná State – 2018
International Journal of Development Research
Adherence to antiretroviral medicinal products in the general fields region of the Paraná State – 2018
Received 18th May, 2019; Received in revised form 06th June, 2019; Accepted 11th July, 2019; Published online 30th August, 2019
Copyright © 2019, GALVÃO Natália et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
After the advent of antiretroviral therapy (ARVT), limited treatment options were no longer a problem and adherence to antiretrovirals became critical because of the need for good adherence for effective treatment. The study aimed at evaluating adherence to antiretroviral drugs in patients treated for HIV/AIDS. In the cross-sectional epidemiological study, the data were obtained through a socioeconomic questionnaire in order to characterize the population studied, and the instrument used to measure medication adherence was the CEAT-HIV. The result obtained was an average score of 76.2 in the adherence questionnaire, classified as “adequate adherence”. Significant influence of time without medication, occupational status, side effects, nausea and dizziness (p <0.001) wer obtained. The variables Time without medication, Residence, Sexual Orientation and Side Effect were able to explain 26.94% of adherence to antiretroviral drugs in patients undergoing treatment for HIV/AIDS. The characterization and elucidation of adherence in individuals on ARVT facilitates the development of actions aimed at the most critical points in the medication adherence.
