Factors associated with non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people with hiv / aids

Abstract

Introduction: Non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy is one of the causes of the fast progression to AIDS among seropositive individuals. Objective: Identify the factors associated with non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV / AIDS. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted of 153 HIV / AIDS patients aged 18 years and over from Marcios Manduley polyclinic, municipality of Centro Habana, in the year 2018. Data were obtained from individual and family medical records, and a structured questionnaire was applied to complement the information required. The relationship between the variables was determined with the chi-square test (X2) with a statistical significance of p= 0.05, and variables were identified whose coefficients were significantly different from 0 (p< 0.05). Causality was determined by odds ratio (OR) estimation. Results: A statistical association was found, as well as the following risk factors for poor adherence to therapy: low educational level, frequent change of sexual partner, dysfunctional family, therapy duration longer than 5 years and adverse reactions. Conclusions: The study made it possible to identify the main variables associated to poor adherence to therapy among these patients, contributing scientific evidence for an appropriate control of the disease.