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1. Relationships Among Adherence and Physical and Mental Health Among Women Living with HIV in Rural India

Author

Nyamathi, Adeline, Ekstrand, Maria, Heylen, Elsa, Ramakrishna, Padma, Yadav, Kartik, Sinha, Sanjeev, Hudson, Angela, Carpenter, Catherine L, and Arab, Lenore

Subjects
Health Services and Systems, Public Health, Health Sciences, Behavioral and Social Science, Mind and Body, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Research, HIV/AIDS, Prevention, Mental Health, Good Health and Well Being, Zero Hunger, Adult, Anti-Retroviral Agents, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression, Female, Food Supply, HIV Infections, Health Status, Humans, India, Male, Medication Adherence, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Rural Population, Social Stigma, Women, AIDS, Opportunistic infections, Public Health and Health Services, Social Work, Public health
Abstract

We conducted a cross-sectional examination of the physical and psychological factors related to ART adherence among a sample of 400 women living with HIV/AIDS in rural India. Interviewer-administered measures assessed adherence, internalized stigma, depressive symptoms, quality of life, food insecurity, health history and sociodemographic information. CD4 counts were measured using blood collected at screening. Findings revealed that adherence to ART was generally low, with 94% of women taking 50% or less of prescribed medication in past month. Multivariate analyses showed a non-linear association between numbers of self-reported opportunistic infections (OIs) in past 6 months (p = 0.016) and adherence, with adherence decreasing with each additional OI for 0-5 OIs. For those reporting more than 5 OIs, the association reversed direction, with increasing OIs beyond 5 associated with greater adherence.

Published
2018

2. Impact of a Rural Village Women (Asha) Intervention on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Southern India.

Author

Nyamathi, Adeline, Hanson, Alecia Y., Salem, Benissa E., Sinha, Sanjeev, Ganguly, Kalyan K., Leake, Barbara, Yadav, Kartik, and Marfisee, Mary

Subjects
*CLINICAL drug trials, *AIDS, *ANTIVIRAL agents, *CHI-squared test, *CONCEPTUAL structures, *DRUGS, *HELP-seeking behavior, *EVALUATION of medical care, *PATIENT compliance, *PSYCHOLOGICAL tests, *RELIGION, *RESEARCH funding, *RURAL conditions, *STATISTICAL sampling, *SCALE analysis (Psychology), *SCALES (Weighing instruments), *STATISTICS, *SOCIAL stigma, *PSYCHOLOGICAL stress, *T-test (Statistics), *PILOT projects, *THEORY, *DATA analysis, *MULTIPLE regression analysis, *RANDOMIZED controlled trials, *HUMAN research subjects, *PATIENT selection, *PATIENTS' attitudes, *CD4 lymphocyte count, DRUG therapy for AIDS
Abstract

The article discusses a study assessing the effectiveness of an intervention (Asha-Life) by Accredited Social Health Activists (Asha) to improve antiretroviral therapy adherence of rural women living with AIDS in India compared with that of a usual care group. It focuses on continued low adherence of therapy due to several barriers facing rural women. Findings suggested significant increase in the Asha-Life intervention, which provides awareness and councelling on HIV/AIDS and its therapy.

Published
2012
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