Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in patients receiving free treatment from a government hospital in Blantyre, Malawi
Bell DJ, Kapitao Y, Med D, Sikwese R, van Oosterhout JJ, Lalloo DG. Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in patients receiving free treatment from a government hospital in Blantyre, Malawi. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2007 Jun 7. [Epub ahead of print]
Three measures of adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-positive adults receiving free treatment from a public hospital in Malawi were compared. The study shows the complexities of such measurement and probable overestimation of adherence by PC and self-report — the main methods used in developing countries, which raises concerns about development of drug resistance.
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