Causes of HIV drug non-adherence in Korea: Korea HIV/AIDS cohort study, 2006-2015

Korea HIV/AIDS Cohort Study

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    Abstract

    We aimed to determine the initial adherence of HIV cohort patients to ART (antiretroviral therapy), and reasons for non-adherence. Patients who received ART at the time of enrollment in the Korea HIV/AIDS Cohort were included in this study. Treatment adherence was determined at the baseline interview by self-reported questionnaire. Eight-hundred thirty two HIV-infected patients received ART. Of these, 253 (30.4%) patients skipped ART more than once a month. The most common reason of skipping medication was "simply forgot" (60.4%).

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)213-218
    Number of pages6
    JournalInfection and Chemotherapy
    Volume49
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017

    Bibliographical note

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2017 by The Korean Society of Infectious Diseases.

    Keywords

    • Adherence
    • Cohort Study
    • Human immunodeficiency virus

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Infectious Diseases
    • Pharmacology (medical)

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