Factors associated with non-compliance with antiretrovirals in HIV/AIDS patients

Abstract

Objective: To identify the factors associated to non-compliance with antiretroviral treatment in HIV/AIDS patients at a reference hospital in Manaus. Methods: Hospital-based, quantitative, cross-sectional study developed with 100 participants with HIV/AIDS in outpatient follow-up. For the data collection, the self-administered “Questionnaire for the evaluation of compliance with antiretroviral treatment in people with HIV/AIDS” (CEAT-VIH) was used. Descriptive analysis was performed using the Pearson chi-square to obtain the p-value. Results: Male participants were predominant (57%), age between 40 and 59 years (34%), secondary education (49%), without employment bond (84%), monthly income of one to three minimum wages (54%), unmarried (47%), heterosexual (76%), with sexual partner (56%), without active sexual life (61%), time since diagnosis between six months and five years (59%), no hospitalization (%). The predominant level of compliance was medium compliance (85%). The sociodemographic variables that revealed a statistically significant association with ARVT were sexual orientation (p = 0.010) and time since diagnosis (p = 0.035). Conclusion: The study showed that people living with HIV comply with ARVT, but with medium compliance. The main factors associated with this result were sexual orientation and time since diagnosis.