Usefulness of pharmacy dispensing records in the evaluation of adherence to antiretroviral therapy in Brazilian children and adolescents

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 315-320

  Santarem Ernesto, Aline ^a   Muller Banzato Pinto de Lemos, Renata ^b   Huehara, Maria Ivone ^a   Moreno Morcillo, André ^a   dos Santos Vilela, Maria Marluce ^a   Nolasco da Silva, Marcos Tadeu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Municipal Secretary of Health   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Adolescent; Child; Highly active antiretroviral therapy; Medication adherence

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; NONNUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACY DISPENSING RECORD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VIROGENESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PHARMACIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864338970     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 16784391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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