PMID- 21774282
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110929
LR  - 20110721
IS  - 0125-2208 (Print)
IS  - 0125-2208 (Linking)
VI  - 94
IP  - 7
DP  - 2011 Jul
TI  - Predictive factors of antiretroviral (ARV) drug adherence among people living 
      with HIV/AIDS attending at Taksin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
PG  - 775-81
AB  - OBJECTIVE: Cross-sectional survey research aimed at studying predictive factors 
      of antiretroviral (ARV) drug adherence among people living with HIV/AIDS (PWHA) 
      who attended Tawan Mai, an outpatient clinic, Taksin Hospital, Bangkok. MATERIAL 
      AND METHOD: The sample group was 230 PWHA. A random sampling technique was used 
      to select the sample. Data were collected by interview questionnaire between July 
      1, and September 30, 2009. The data was analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, 
      standard deviation, Pearson's Product Moment Correlation, and stepwise multiple 
      regression analysis. RESULTS: The results showed that 61.8% of the PWHA had a 
      good level ofARV drug adherence. Factors significantly predicting ARV drug 
      adherence (p < 0.05) were family support, perception on severity ofHIV/AIDS, 
      adverse effects of the ARV drug, and knowledge on HIV/AIDS and AR V therapy. 
      These factors were able to predict ARV drug adherence correctly at 26.8%. 
      CONCLUSION: From these findings, the authors recommend health providers to 
      encourage family members to give family support to PWHA and to provide PWHA with 
      more knowledge on HIV/AIDS and ARV therapy to enhance more self awareness for 
      treatment adherence as well as to raise the perception on HIV/AIDS severity and 
      adverse effects of ARV drug.
FAU - Chamroonsawasdi, Kanittha
AU  - Chamroonsawasdi K
AD  - Department of Family Health, Mahidol University Bangkok, Thailand. 
      phknt@mahidol.ac.th
FAU - Insri, Nittaya
AU  - Insri N
FAU - Pitikultang, Supachai
AU  - Pitikultang S
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - Thailand
TA  - J Med Assoc Thai
JT  - Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet
JID - 7507216
RN  - 0 (Anti-Retroviral Agents)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Ambulatory Care Facilities
MH  - Anti-Retroviral Agents/*therapeutic use
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - HIV Infections/diagnosis/*drug therapy
MH  - HIV-1
MH  - Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Health Services Accessibility
MH  - Humans
MH  - Interviews as Topic
MH  - Male
MH  - Medication Adherence/psychology/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Random Allocation
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Social Support
MH  - Socioeconomic Factors
MH  - Thailand
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2011/07/22 06:00
MHDA- 2011/10/01 06:00
CRDT- 2011/07/22 06:00
PHST- 2011/07/22 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/07/22 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/10/01 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Med Assoc Thai. 2011 Jul;94(7):775-81.
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