Depression and adherence to antiretroviral therapy in low-, middle-and high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

OA Uthman, JF Magidson, SA Safren… - Current Hiv/aids …, 2014 - Springer
We investigated the associations between depressive symptoms and adherence to
antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV (PLHIV). We searched the …

The impact of DSM-IV mental disorders on adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy among adult persons living with HIV/AIDS: a systematic review

SA Springer, A Dushaj, MM Azar - AIDS and Behavior, 2012 - Springer
This is a systematic review of eighty-two published studies investigating the impact of DSM-
IV mental disorders on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) adherence and persistence …

Mental disorder and the outcome of HIV/AIDS in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review

R Mayston, E Kinyanda, N Chishinga, M Prince, V Patel - Aids, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of the literature to examine the interrelationship
between mental health and treatment outcomes in low-income and middle-income settings; …

Prevalence of psychological distress and associated factors in tuberculosis patients in public primary care clinics in South Africa

K Peltzer, P Naidoo, G Matseke, J Louw, G Mchunu… - BMC psychiatry, 2012 - Springer
Background Psychological distress has been rarely investigated among tuberculosis
patients in low-resource settings despite the fact that mental ill health has far-reaching …

Women and vulnerability to HAART non-adherence: a literature review of treatment adherence by gender from 2000 to 2011

CM Puskas, JI Forrest, S Parashar, KA Salters… - Current HIV/AIDS …, 2011 - Springer
A literature review of original research articles on adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART)
in developed countries, covering January 2000 to June 2011, was conducted to determine if …

Improved retention associated with community-based accompaniment for antiretroviral therapy delivery in rural Rwanda

MF Franke, F Kaigamba, AR Socci… - Clinical Infectious …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background. Minimizing death and ensuring high retention and good adherence remain
ongoing challenges for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment programs. We …

The provision of and need for social support among adult and pediatric patients with tuberculosis in Lima, Peru: a qualitative study

VA Paz-Soldán, RE Alban, CD Jones… - BMC health services …, 2013 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health problem in Peru, causing
an estimated 35,000 new cases each year, 6.7% of whom are co-infected with HIV. Social …

Effect of directly observed therapy for highly active antiretroviral therapy on virologic, immunologic, and adherence outcomes: a meta-analysis and systematic review

JE Hart, CY Jeon, LC Ivers, HL Behforouz… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Methods: We performed a comprehensive search through August 2009 to identify peer-
reviewed controlled studies that involved outpatient DOT-HAART among adults and …

Community‐based approaches for prevention of mother to child transmission in resource‐poor settings: a social ecological review

J Busza, D Walker, A Hairston, A Gable… - Journal of the …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Numerous barriers to optimal uptake of prevention of mother to child
transmission (PMTCT) services occur at community level (ie, outside the healthcare setting) …

Mental health and antiretroviral adherence among youth living with HIV in Rwanda

MC Smith Fawzi, L Ng, F Kanyanganzi, C Kirk… - …, 2016 - publications.aap.org
METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted that examined the association of
mental health status and ART adherence among youth (n= 193). ART adherence, mental …