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Findings from A. Sarna and co-authors provide new insights into HIV/AIDS

Published in AIDS Weekly, June 16th, 2008

"Very high levels of adherence are required for ART to be effective. There is limited information available from India on adherence to ART and its predictors," scientists in New Delhi, India report.

"We carried out this study to examine adherence levels and to explore the factors associated with adherence among PLHA receiving ART in India. Using a cross-sectional study design 310 HIV+ patients receiving ART (252 paying out-of-pocket; 58 free via employee-insurance programme) were interviewed from Pune and Delhi health facilities, using a semi-structural questionnaire. The median age for patients was 36 yr. The median time from diagnosis of HIV-infection was 34.5 months,...

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