Assessment of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Perinatally HIV-Infected Children and Youth Using Self-Report Measures and Pill Count
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Validation of self-report and hospital pill count using unannounced home pill count as methods for determination of adherence to antiretroviral therapy.
Adherence to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is very crucial for successful treatment outcomes. This study aimed to validate patient-self report (PSR) and hospital based pill count (HoPC) as adherence determination methods by using unannounced home visit pill count (HPC). The study was carried out at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and 215 patients purposively selected were...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0196-206X
DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0b013e3181856d22