Intentional- but not Unintentional Medication Non-adherence was Related with Beliefs about Medicines Among a Multi-Ethnic Sample of People with HIV.

ABSTRACT: Medication non-adherence can be intentional or unintentional. We investigated the prevalence of unintentional and intentional non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and the relationship with beliefs about medicines, sociodemographic- and HIV-related variables among people with HIV (PWH) attending the HIV clinic of the Amsterdam University Medical Centers. Participants completed the Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS) and the Beliefs about Medicines (BMQ) questionnaire. About half of 80 participants reported unintentional non-adherence and 20% reported intentional non-adherence. Both unintentional and intentional non-adherence were associated with younger age. Additionally, intentional non-adherence was associated with being a migrant from Suriname /Netherlands Antilles, having

SUBMITTER: Castelan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9440648 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature