dc.contributor.author | Omonaiye, O | |
dc.contributor.author | Nicholson, P | |
dc.contributor.author | Kusljic, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Mohebbi, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Manias, E | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-08T00:07:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-12-08T00:07:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-11-01 | |
dc.identifier | pii: S0149-2918(20)30420-3 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Omonaiye, O., Nicholson, P., Kusljic, S., Mohebbi, M. & Manias, E. (2020). Medication-based Refill Adherence Among Pregnant Women Living With HIV in Nigeria. CLINICAL THERAPEUTICS, 42 (11), pp.E209-E219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinthera.2020.08.014. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0149-2918 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11343/252870 | |
dc.description.abstract | PURPOSE: A major global public health challenge is the continuance of new pediatric HIV infections primarily because of mother to child transmission of HIV occurring mainly in sub-Saharan African countries. The purpose of this study was to examine antiretroviral therapy (ART) refill adherence and its determinants among pregnant women living with HIV in Nigeria. METHODS: A retrospective review of pharmacy refill records was undertaken to examine adherence data on 275 pregnant women undergoing ART in 4 high-volume HIV treatment sites in Nigeria. A pharmacy refill adherence measure was used to assess medication refill behavior of pregnant women living with HIV who had received an ART refill during a period of 3 months. Medication-based ART refill adherence was categorized as % adherence (100% adherence) or % nonadherence (<100% adherence) to the ART refill scheduled dates. Refill appointments were scheduled on a 28-day cycle. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed. FINDINGS: Of the 275 women, 59.3% (95% CI, 53.1%-65.5%) were adherent to their ART refill schedule. Women who initiated ART during the third trimester of their current pregnancy had the lowest adherence rate of 30.8% (95% CI, 7.7%-53.8%) compared with women who commenced ART before conception or during the first or second trimester. The availability of a treatment support person was significantly associated with ART refill adherence. The odds of medication-based refill adherence were 2.9 times higher for participants who had a treatment support person (odds ratio = 2.9; 95% CI, 1.6-5.2; p = 0.001). IMPLICATIONS: Results indicate that having a treatment support person could contribute to improving ART adherence in pregnant women living in Nigeria. | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.publisher | ELSEVIER | |
dc.title | Medication-based Refill Adherence Among Pregnant Women Living With HIV in Nigeria | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.clinthera.2020.08.014 | |
melbourne.affiliation.department | Nursing | |
melbourne.source.title | Clinical Therapeutics: the international peer-reviewed journal of drug therapy | |
melbourne.source.volume | 42 | |
melbourne.source.issue | 11 | |
melbourne.source.pages | E209-E219 | |
melbourne.elementsid | 1466162 | |
melbourne.contributor.author | Kusljic, Snezana | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1879-114X | |
melbourne.accessrights | This item is currently not available from this repository | |