ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SMOKING, CRACK COCAINE ABUSE AND THE DISCONTINUATION OF COMBINATION ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN RECIFE, PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SMOKING, CRACK COCAINE ABUSE AND THE DISCONTINUATION OF COMBINATION ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN RECIFE, PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL

Despite the effectiveness of combination antiretroviral therapy in the treatment of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), nonadherence to medication has become a major threat to its effectiveness. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of self-reported irregular use of antiretroviral therapy and...

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Main Authors: Joanna d'Arc Lyra Batista, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque, Marcela Lopes Santos, Demócrito de Barros Miranda-Filho, Heloísa Ramos Lacerda, Magda Maruza, Libia Vilela Moura, Isabella Coimbra, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
AIDS
Adherence
Antiretroviral therapy
Associated factors
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