Predictors of Nonadherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Infected South Indians in Clinical Care: Implications for Developing Adherence Interventions in Resource-Limited Settings
Venkatesh K, Srikrishnan A, Mayer K, Kumarasamy N, Raminani S, Thamburaj E, Prasad L, Triche E, Solomon S, Safren S. Predictors of Nonadherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Infected South Indians in Clinical Care: Implications for Developing Adherence Interventions in Resource-Limited Settings. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2010, 24: 795-803. PMID: 21091232, PMCID: PMC3011993, DOI: 10.1089/apc.2010.0153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyClinical careFirst-line non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitorLower general health perceptionsMedian CD4 cell countNon-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitorMultivariable logistic regression modelOdds of nonadherenceCD4 cell countModifiable risk factorsPredictors of nonadherenceGeneral health perceptionReverse transcriptase inhibitorSouth Indian menResource limited settingsCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsHAART experienceHAART nonadherenceCD4 cellsOptimal adherenceAdherence interventionsClinic populationRisk factorsGrowth of infants born to HIV‐infected women in South Africa according to maternal and infant characteristics
Venkatesh K, Lurie M, Triche E, De Bruyn G, Harwell J, McGarvey S, Gray G. Growth of infants born to HIV‐infected women in South Africa according to maternal and infant characteristics. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2010, 15: 1364-1374. PMID: 20955499, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02634.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsBody HeightBody WeightCD4 Lymphocyte CountEpidemiologic MethodsFemaleGrowth DisordersHIV InfectionsHumansInfant FormulaInfant Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalMaleMaternal AgeNevirapinePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousViral LoadYoung AdultZidovudineConceptsMaternal CD4 cell countMonths of ageCD4 cell countUninfected infantsFormula feedingPremature birthGastrointestinal infectionsLower maternal CD4 cell countMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCell countZ-scoreCox proportional hazards modelAdvanced HIV diseaseInfant HIV infectionLow maternal ageAppropriate antiretroviral therapyGrowth of infantsProportional hazards modelFunction of infantsMother-infant dyadsAntiretroviral therapyHIV diseaseHIV infectionMaternal ageMaternal characteristics