Adherence to anti-retroviral therapy among HIV patients in Bangalore, India

B Cauldbeck, Mary; O’Connor, Catherine; B. O’Connor, Mortimer; Saunders, Jean; Rao, Bhimasena; G Mallesh, Vidyalakshmi; Praveen Kumar, Nagendrappa; Mamtha, Gurushanthappa; McGoldrick, Claire; BS Laing, Robert; Mandlik Satish, K.

doi:10.1186/1742-6405-6-7

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Adherence to anti-retroviral therapy among HIV patients in Bangalore, India

Published in AIDS Research and Therapy • Jan 1, 2009

Authors:

Mary B Cauldbeck

Catherine O’Connor

Mortimer B. O’Connor

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has an estimated prevalence of 0.9% in India (5.2 million). Anti-retroviral drugs (ARV) are the treatments of choice and non-adherence is an important factor in treatment failure and development of resistance, as well as being a powerful predictor of ...

Subject

Medicine

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Antiretroviral medication

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