Stigma Determines Antiretroviral Adherence in Adults With HIV in Myanmar.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Understanding social and structural barriers that determine antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence can improve care. Assessment of such factors is limited in Myanmar, a country with high HIV prevalence and increasing number of people living with HIV initiating ART.

Methods

Questionnaires were administered to adults with HIV across 4 Myanmar cities to estimate adherence and its potential determinants, including HIV knowledge, social support, barriers to care, enacted and internalized stigma, and engagement in peer-to-peer HIV counseling (PC). Associations were determined using logistic mixed-effects modeling.

Results

Among 956 participants, the mean age was 39 years, 52% were female, 36% had CD4 <350 cells/mm3, and 50% received pre-ART PC. Good adherence w

SUBMITTER: Aung S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8675909 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature