Excellent adherence to antiretrovirals in HIV+ Zambian children is compromised by disrupted routine, HIV nondisclosure, and paradoxical income effects.

A better understanding of pediatric antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence in sub-Saharan Africa is necessary to develop interventions to sustain high levels of adherence.Adherence among 96 HIV-infected Zambian children (median age 6, interquartile range [IQR] 2,9) initiating fixed-dose combination...

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Main Authors: Jessica E Haberer, Adrian Cook, A Sarah Walker, Marjorie Ngambi, Alex Ferrier, Veronica Mulenga, Cissy Kityo, Margaret Thomason, Desiree Kabamba, Chifumbe Chintu, Diana M Gibb, David R Bangsberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3080873?pdf=render