Brazilian adolescents infected by HIV: epidemiologic characteristics and adherence to treatment

Brazilian adolescents infected by HIV: epidemiologic characteristics and adherence to treatment

Over the last 3 decades since the first AIDS cases appeared, we have witnessed great progress in therapeutic methodologies that have transformed the evolution of the disease from debilitating and fatal, into chronic and controllable. HIV-infected children are arriving at adolescence and bringing spe...

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Published in:TheScientificWorld Vol. 9; pp. 1273 - 1285
Main Authors: Machado, Julia K C, Sant'Anna, Maria J C, Coates, Veronica, Almeida, Flavia J, Berezin, Eitan N, Omar, Hatim A
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01-01-2009
TheScientificWorldJOURNAL
Hindawi Limited
Subjects:
Adolescent
AIDS treatment
Brazil - epidemiology
Care and treatment
Child, Preschool
Demographic aspects
Epidemiology
Female
Health aspects
HIV infection
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Humans
Male
Patient Compliance
Physiological aspects
Retrospective Studies
Teenagers
Viral Load
Youth
Brazil
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Summary:Over the last 3 decades since the first AIDS cases appeared, we have witnessed great progress in therapeutic methodologies that have transformed the evolution of the disease from debilitating and fatal, into chronic and controllable. HIV-infected children are arriving at adolescence and bringing specific challenges, not only to themselves, but also to their families and caregivers. This retrospective study sets forth epidemiological and treatment characteristics of 46 HIV-infected adolescents followed in a specialized university service relating said characteristics to therapy adherence assessed through a combination of three indirect methods. Therapy adherence did not reveal any association with either epidemiologic characteristics regarding age, sex, school level, household composition, age at diagnosis, mode of infection, knowledge of diagnosis, treatment time, or initial antiretroviral scheme. Patients with good therapy adherence presented lower viral load and used a smaller number of antiretroviral schemes.
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Academic Editor: Joav Merrick
ISSN:1537-744X
2356-6140
1537-744X
DOI:10.1100/tsw.2009.136