Beliefs about antiretroviral therapy and their association with adherence in young people living with perinatal HIV in England: a cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT: This cross-sectional analysis aimed to describe beliefs about antiretroviral therapy (ART) in young people living with perinatal HIV (PHIV) in England, and the association between these beliefs and adherence to ART. The Beliefs About Medicine Questionnaire (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy version), was used to measure participants' beliefs in the necessity of ("Necessity score") and concerns regarding ("Concerns score") ART. Participants were classified as having high/low total scores using midpoints of the score scales. Associations between beliefs and being Last Month Adherent (LMA; self-reported not missing more than 2 consecutive ART doses in the month prior to the interview) were analysed using logistic regression, adjusting for sociodemographic, clinical, and psychosocial variab

SUBMITTER: White I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7617179 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature