The Impact of Substance Use on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Infected Women in the United States

The Impact of Substance Use on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Infected Women in the United States

Research is scant regarding differential effects of specific types of recreational drugs use on antiretroviral therapy adherence among women, particularly to single-tablet regimens (STR). This is increasingly important in the context of marijuana legalization. We examined the effects of self-reporte...

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Veröffentlicht in:AIDS and behavior 2018-03, Vol.22 (3), p.896-908
Hauptverfasser: Zhang, Yuehan, Wilson, Tracey E., Adedimeji, Adebola, Merenstein, Daniel, Milam, Joel, Cohen, Jennifer, Cohen, Mardge, Golub, Elizabeth T.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adhesion
Adult
AIDS
Antiretroviral agents
Antiretroviral drugs
Antiretroviral therapy
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
Cannabis
Decriminalization
Demographics
Drug abuse
Drug legalization
Drug policy
Drug therapy
Drug use
Female
Health Psychology
HIV
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV Infections - psychology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Illicit Drugs
Infectious Diseases
Marijuana
Marijuana Smoking - epidemiology
Marijuana Smoking - psychology
Marijuana Smoking - trends
Medication Adherence - psychology
Medication Adherence - statistics & numerical data
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Original Paper
Prescription drugs
Prevalence
Public Health
Recreational use
Sociodemographics
Substance abuse
Substance use
Substance-Related Disorders - complications
Tablets
Therapy
United States - epidemiology
Women
Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:Research is scant regarding differential effects of specific types of recreational drugs use on antiretroviral therapy adherence among women, particularly to single-tablet regimens (STR). This is increasingly important in the context of marijuana legalization. We examined the effects of self-reported substance use on suboptimal (
ISSN:1090-7165
1573-3254
1573-3254
DOI:10.1007/s10461-017-1808-4