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Lynn C, Chenneville T, Bradley-Klug K, St John Walsh A, Dedrick RF, Rodriguez CA. Health Knowledge and Adherence as Predictors of Viral Burden and CD4+ T-Cell Count in Youth and Young Adults Living With HIV. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 2020; 31:457-65. [PMID: 31261286 DOI: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Health literacy influences HIV treatment for youth and, thus, is a research priority. We explored health knowledge and self-reported adherence, as indicators of health literacy, among youth living with HIV (YLWH) and the association between health literacy and health outcomes. A total of 102 YLWH ages 13-25 years participated in the study. Participants completed the Brief Estimate of Health Knowledge and Action-HIV Version; CD4 T-cell counts and viral loads were extracted from participant medical records. Participants had a moderate amount of HIV knowledge, and most reported taking their medications under most conditions. Decreasing action scores were statistically associated with an increased likelihood of having a detectable viral load. Health literacy is an important factor that should be addressed by practitioners working with YLWH. More research is needed to determine the best way to measure and improve health literacy.
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Ngara B, Zvada S, Chawana TD, Stray-Pedersen B, Nhachi CFB, Rusakaniko S. A population pharmacokinetic model is beneficial in quantifying hair concentrations of ritonavir-boosted atazanavir: a study of HIV-infected Zimbabwean adolescents. BMC Pharmacol Toxicol 2020; 21:58. [PMID: 32746923 PMCID: PMC7398395 DOI: 10.1186/s40360-020-00437-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Adolescents experience higher levels of non-adherence to HIV treatment. Drug concentration in hair promises to be reliable for assessing exposure to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs. Pharmacokinetic modelling can explore utility of drug in hair. We aimed at developing and validating a pharmacokinetic model based on atazanavir/ritonavir (ATV/r) in hair and identify factors associated with variabilities in hair accumulation. METHODS We based the study on secondary data analysis whereby data from a previous study on Zimbabwean adolescents which collected hair samples at enrolment and 3 months follow-up was used in model development. We performed model development in NONMEM (version 7.3) ADVAN 13. RESULTS There is 16% / 18% of the respective ATV/r in hair as a ratio of steady-state trough plasma concentrations. At follow-up, we estimated an increase of 30% /42% of respective ATV/r in hair. We associated a unit increase in adherence score with 2% increase in hair concentration both ATV/r. Thinner participants had 54% higher while overweight had 21% lower atazanavir in hair compared to normal weight participants. Adolescents receiving care from fellow siblings had atazanavir in hair at least 54% less compared to other forms of care. CONCLUSION The determinants of increased ATV/r concentrations in hair found in our analysis are monitoring at follow up event, body mass index, and caregiver status. Measuring drug concentration in hair is feasibly accomplished and could be more accurate for monitoring ARV drugs exposure.
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- Bernard Ngara
- Department of Community Medicine, University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Mazowe Street, Parirenyatwa Complex, P. O Box A178 Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, Stellenbosch, 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Mazowe Street, Parirenyatwa Complex, P. O Box A178 Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Women's Clinic, Oslo University Hospital, 0027, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Mazowe Street, Parirenyatwa Complex, P. O Box A178 Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Department of Community Medicine, University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Mazowe Street, Parirenyatwa Complex, P. O Box A178 Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Chua B, Morgan J, Yap KZ. Refill Adherence Measures and Its Association with Economic, Clinical, and Humanistic Outcomes Among Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:E2133. [PMID: 32210111 PMCID: PMC7142643 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17062133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Although refill adherence measures (RAMs) are widely reviewed on their use among adult patients, existing reviews on adherence among children have only focused on self-report measures and electronic monitoring. Hence, this systematic review aims to examine the use of RAMs and their association with economic, clinical, and humanistic outcomes (ECHO) among pediatric patients. A literature search was conducted in Pubmed, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. Studies published in English involving subjects aged ≤18 years were included if RAMs were analyzed with ECHO. Of the 35 included studies, the majority (n = 33) were conducted in high-income countries. Asthma was the most common condition (n = 9) studied. Overall, 60.6% of 33 clinical outcomes reported among 22 studies was positive (improved clinical outcomes with improved adherence), while 21.9% of 32 economic outcomes reported among 16 studies was positive (reduced healthcare utilization or cost outcomes with improved adherence). Only four studies evaluated the relationship of adherence with 11 humanistic outcomes, where the majority (72.7%) were considered unclear. RAMs are associated with ECHO and can be considered for use in the pediatric population. Future studies could explore the use of RAMs in low-income countries, and the association of RAMs with quality of life.
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- Brandon Chua
- Department of Pharmacy, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 229899, Singapore;
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- Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore;
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- Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore;
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Almeida-Brasil CC, Moodie EEM, Cardoso TS, Nascimento ED, Ceccato MDGB. Comparison of the predictive performance of adherence measures for virologic failure detection in people living with HIV: a systematic review and pairwise meta-analysis. AIDS Care 2018; 31:647-659. [PMID: 30516060 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1554241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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A critical feature of an adherence assessment tool is its ability to predict virologic failure in people living with HIV (PLHIV). We, therefore, aimed to compare the predictive performance of commonly used adherence measures. We systematically searched MEDLINE, Embase and LILACS up to February 2018, to identify relevant observational studies comparing the effects of any two of the following adherence measurements on virologic outcomes: electronic monitoring, pill count, pharmacy refill, self-report and physician assessment. We analyzed data by pairwise meta-analyzes with a random-effects model. The proportion of virologic failures among non-adherent participants in each adherence measure was used to calculate the odds ratio (OR), with 95% Confidence Intervals (95%CI). Heterogeneity was assessed, with potential causes identified by sensitivity and subgroup analysis. We included 38 studies with individual patient data for 18,010 patients. All possible comparisons between pairs of the five adherence measures were considered and a total of nine comparison groups could be established. Meta-analysis suggested that self-report was a better predictor of virologic failure than pill count when the recall period was within one week (OR: 2.35, 95%CI: 1.07-5.18, p = 0.03). Physician assessment had higher odds of predicting virologic failure than did either self-report (OR: 2.63, 95%CI: 1.37-5.26, p < 0.01) or pharmacy refill (OR: 3.57, 95%CI: 1.69-7.14, p < 0.001). There was no difference in the predictive performance between any of the other measures that we were able to compare (p > 0.05). The combination of multiple measures did not increase the predictive value when compared to any of the measures alone. Low-cost and simple adherence measures such as self-report predict virologic failure better than or equally well as objective measures. Our results suggest that there is no need to use expensive or time-consuming adherence measures when the objective is to identify PLHIV at risk of treatment failure.
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- Celline Cardoso Almeida-Brasil
- a Department of Social Pharmacy , Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , Brazil.,b Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health , McGill University , Montréal , Canada
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- b Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health , McGill University , Montréal , Canada
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Galea JT, Wong M, Muñoz M, Valle E, Leon SR, Díaz Perez D, Kolevic L, Franke M. Barriers and facilitators to antiretroviral therapy adherence among Peruvian adolescents living with HIV: A qualitative study. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0192791. [PMID: 29447226 PMCID: PMC5813958 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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AIDS deaths among adolescents are increasing globally. This qualitative study investigated the barriers and facilitators to cART adherence among Peruvian adolescents living with HIV. Guided by a social ecological model, we analyzed transcripts from 24 psychosocial support groups for HIV-positive adolescents aged 13–17 years and 15 individual, in-depth interviews with cART providers and caregivers to identify the barriers and facilitators to cART adherence at the individual, family/caregiver and hospital levels. Most barriers and facilitators to cART adherence clustered at the individual and family/caregiver levels, centering on support provided to adolescents; history of declining health due to suboptimal cART adherence; side effects from antiretroviral drugs; and cART misinformation. Interventions to support adolescent HIV cART adherence should begin at the individual and family/caregiver levels and include an educational component. No adolescent living with HIV should die from AIDS in an era of accessible cART.
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- Jerome T. Galea
- Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Socios En Salud, Lima, Peru
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- Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Dahourou DL, Leroy V. Challenges and perspectives of compliance with pediatric antiretroviral therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa. Med Mal Infect 2017; 47:511-8. [PMID: 28943171 DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2017.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Revised: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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More than 3 million children aged less than 15years are infected with HIV worldwide, mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa. The survival of HIV-infected children depends on their access to antiretroviral therapy whose success mainly depends on a good life-long compliance with antiretroviral therapy. Given its complexity and specificity, assessment and monitoring of pediatric compliance with antiretroviral therapy is a major challenge. There is no consensus on a gold standard for monitoring compliance with antiretroviral therapy. Compliance is also influenced by many factors related to the child, the caregiver, the healthcare staff, the healthcare system, and antiretroviral drugs. This review aimed to assess scientific knowledge on pediatric compliance with antiretroviral therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa, and to identify areas for future interventions to improve compliance. Good compliance is essential to achieve the "90% coverage of children on antiretroviral therapy" gold standard of the World Health Organization, and to eliminate HIV infection by 2030.
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Schwartz CE, Grover SA, Powell VE, Noguera A, Mah JK, Mar S, Mednick L, Banwell BL, Alper G, Rensel M, Gorman M, Waldman A, Schreiner T, Waubant E, Yeh EA. Risk factors for non-adherence to disease-modifying therapy in pediatric multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler 2017; 24:175-185. [PMID: 28273780 DOI: 10.1177/1352458517695469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adherence to disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) in pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) is not well understood. We examined the prevalence and risk factors for poor adherence in pediatric MS. METHODS This cross-sectional study recruited youth with MS from 12 North American pediatric MS clinics. In addition to pharmacy-refill data, patients and parents completed self-report measures of adherence and quality of life. Additionally, patients completed measures of self-efficacy and well-being. Factor analysis and linear regression methods were used. RESULTS A total of 66 youth (mean age, 15.7 years) received MS DMTs (33% oral, 66% injectable). Estimates of poor adherence (i.e. missing >20% of doses) varied by source: pharmacy 7%, parent 14%, and patient 41%. Factor analysis yielded two composites: adherence summary and parental involvement in adherence. Regressions revealed that patients with better self-reported physical functioning were more adherent. Parents were more likely to be involved in adherence when their child had worse parent-reported PedsQL School Functioning and lower MS Self-Efficacy Control. Oral DMTs were associated with lesser parental involvement in adherence. CONCLUSION Rates of non-adherence varied by information source. Better self-reported physical functioning was the strongest predictor of adherence. Parental involvement in adherence was associated with worse PedsQL School Functioning and lower MS Self-Efficacy-measured confidence in controlling MS.
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- Carolyn E Schwartz
- DeltaQuest Foundation, Inc., Concord, MA, USA/Departments of Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada/Division of Neurology and Division of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Department of Pediatrics, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Child Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Mellen Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Neurology and Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Department of Pediatrics, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada/Faculty of Medicine, The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Piana C, Danhof M, Della Pasqua O. Impact of disease, drug and patient adherence on the effectiveness of antiviral therapy in pediatric HIV. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2017; 13:497-511. [PMID: 28043170 DOI: 10.1080/17425255.2017.1277203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Maintaining effective antiretroviral treatment for life is a major problem in both resource-limited and resource-rich countries. Despite the progress observed in paediatric antiretroviral therapy, approximately 12% of children still experience treatment failure due to drug resistance, inadequate dosing and poor adherence. We explore the current status of antiretroviral therapy in children with focus on the interaction between disease, drug pharmacokinetics and patient behavior, all of which are strongly interconnected and determine treatment outcome. Areas covered: An overview is provided of the viral characteristics and available drug combinations aimed at the prevention of resistance. In this context, the role of patient adherence is scrutinized. A detailed assessment of factors affecting adherence is presented together with the main strategies to enhance treatment response in children. Expert opinion: Using modeling and simulation, a framework for characterizing the forgiveness of non-adherence for specific antiretroviral drugs in children is proposed in which information on pharmacokinetics, pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic relationships and viral dynamics is integrated. This approach represents an opportunity for the simplification of dosing regimens taking into account the interaction between these factors. Based on clinical trial simulation scenarios, we envisage the possibility of assessing the impact of variable adherence to antiretroviral drug combinations in HIV-infected children.
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- Chiara Piana
- a Division of Pharmacology, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research , Leiden University , Leiden , The Netherlands
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- a Division of Pharmacology, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research , Leiden University , Leiden , The Netherlands
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- b Clinical Pharmacology Modelling & Simulation , GlaxoSmithKline , Uxbridge , United Kingdom.,c Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics Group , University College London , London , United Kingdom
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Smith C, Gengiah TN, Yende-Zuma N, Upfold M, Naidoo K. Assessing Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in a Rural Paediatric Cohort in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. AIDS Behav 2016; 20:2729-38. [PMID: 27289369 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1419-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Achieving optimal adherence to ARV's in a rural paediatric population is challenging. Monitoring adherence by frequent viral load assay is not always feasible or sustainable in rural communities. A relatively cheaper, reliable, valid and sustainable measure of adherence for children is required for routine management. This study retrospectively assessed adherence outcomes using monthly pill count and viral load data, including reasons reported for non-adherence, in a paediatric cohort in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Between 2008 and 2013, 78 children, mean age of 7.1 years, were enrolled in the CAPRISA 052 AIDS Treatment Programme. Monthly treatment adherence by pill count was categorized as either high (≥95 %) or low (<95 %). Overall median monthly adherence to treatment by pill count was 87.8 % at month 6, 88.9 % at month 12 and 90.8 % at month 24. However, the proportion of children with an undetectable viral load (<400 copies/ml) was 84.0 % (63/74), 86.6 % (58/67), and 84.5 % (49/58) at the three time points respectively. Agreement between pill count and viral load showed that only 33.9, 36. 3 and 30.6 % of children were truly adherent by pill count at months 6, 12 and 24 respectively. In conclusion, this treatment programme demonstrated that adherence of >95 % by pill count is not an ideal indicator of virological suppression in children aged 6 months to 13 years. Viral load assessment remains the gold standard for assessing treatment success in this age group.
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Fan C, Zhang F, Chen C. Antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected children. Minerva Pediatr 2016; 71:455-460. [PMID: 27652902 DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4946.16.04731-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The pediatric highly-active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has shown enormous progress in recent years but still, a high percentage of children continue to experience treatment failure. The main causes found responsible are the development of drug resistance, inadequate dosing and poor adherence. This review is aimed at exploring the current status of antiretroviral therapy in children with focus on the interaction between disease, drug and patient behavior, all of which are strongly correlated .An overview of HIV viral characteristics and of the available antiretroviral drug classes currently combined to avoid development of resistance has been also discussed.
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- Conghai Fan
- Department of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Children's Hospital, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Children's Hospital, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China -
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Children's Hospital, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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Norder WAJ, Peters RPH, Kok MO, van Elsland SL, Struthers HE, Tutu MA, van Furth AM. The church and paediatric HIV care in rural South Africa: a qualitative study. AIDS Care 2016; 27:1404-9. [PMID: 26679269 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1114987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Religion has substantial - positive and negative - influence on South Africa's HIV context. This qualitative study explored possibilities for positive church engagement in paediatric HIV care in a rural district in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Opinions, attitudes and experiences of various stakeholders including religious leaders, healthcare workers and people infected/affected with/by HIV were investigated through participant observation, semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions. During the research the original focus on paediatric HIV care shifted to HIV care in general in reaction to participant responses. Participants identified three main barriers to positive church engagement in HIV care: (a) stigma and disclosure; (b) sexual associations with HIV and (c) religious beliefs and practices. All participant groups appreciated the opportunity and relevance of strengthening church involvement in HIV care. Opportunities for positive church engagement in HIV care that participants identified included: (a) comprehensive and holistic HIV care when churches and clinics collaborate; (b) the wide social reach of churches and (c) the safety and acceptance in churches. Findings indicate that despite barriers great potential exists for increased positive church engagement in HIV care in rural South Africa. Recommendations include increased medical knowledge and dialogue on HIV/AIDS within church settings, and increased collaboration between churches and the medical sector.
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- Wilma A J Norder
- a Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology , VU University Medical Centre , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- c Department of Health Policy and Management , Erasmus University Rotterdam , Rotterdam , The Netherlands
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- a Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology , VU University Medical Centre , Amsterdam , The Netherlands.,d Department of Paediatrics and Child Health , Tygerberg Children's Hospital, University of Stellenbosch , Cape Town , South Africa
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- e Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation , Cape Town , South Africa
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- a Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology , VU University Medical Centre , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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Desmond AC, Moodley D, Conolly CA, Castel SA, Coovadia HM. Evaluation of adherence measures of antiretroviral prophylaxis in HIV exposed infants in the first 6 weeks of life. BMC Pediatr 2015; 15:23. [PMID: 25885678 PMCID: PMC4381484 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-015-0340-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2014] [Accepted: 02/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Adherence to an antiretroviral regimen is imperative for treatment success in both HIV infected adults and children. Likewise, adherence to antiretroviral prophylaxis is critical in HIV prevention. Studies on pediatric adherence are limited, particularly the prophylactic use of antiretroviral drugs and treatment adherence in very young infants. The HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 046 study (Clinical Trial Registration NCT00074412) determined the safety and efficacy of an extended regimen of nevirapine suspension in infants born to HIV-1 infected women for the prevention of vertical HIV transmission during breastfeeding. As per protocol, adherence to nevirapine prophylaxis was measured by maternal verbal reports. In addition, the pharmacy assessed the unused returned suspension. The aim of this sub-study was to determine the reliability of maternal verbal reports in measuring adherence to antiretroviral prophylaxis in infants in the first 6 weeks of life and evaluating the unused returned nevirapine as an alternative method of measuring adherence. METHODS Maternal verbal reports and pharmacy returns indicative of "missed < 2 doses" were evaluated against a plasma nevirapine concentration of >100 ng/ml in a subgroup of infants at 2, 5 and 6 weeks of age. Plasma nevirapine concentration of >100 ng/ml was used as a marker of adherence (10 times the in vitro IC50 against HIV). RESULTS Adherence was 87.7% (maternal verbal report) and 71.3% (unused returned medication), as compared to 85.6% by plasma nevirapine concentration. Evaluated against plasma nevirapine concentration <100 ng/ml, the sensitivity and specificity of maternal verbal reports to detect a missed dose in the last 3 days were 75% and 78% (p = 0.03) respectively. Overall, among infants who were classified as adherent based on missed doses by maternal verbal reports and unused returned medication, 88.4% and 87.4% of infants attained a nevirapine concentration above 100 ng/ml respectively. CONCLUSION Maternal verbal reports are a reliable measure of adherence to infant antiretroviral prophylaxis in the first 6 weeks of life and could be useful in assessing adherence to antiretroviral treatment in infants younger than 6 weeks. In the absence of resources or expertise to determine plasma drug concentration, we would recommend random assessments of unused returned medication.
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- Alicia Catherine Desmond
- Center for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa-CAPRISA, and Women's Health and HIV Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
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- Center for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa-CAPRISA, and Women's Health and HIV Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Maternal Adolescent and Child Health (MatCH), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Malhotra A, Whitley-Williams PN, Gaur S, Petrova A. Treatment Response in Association with Adherence Patterns to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Pediatric Patients with Perinatally Acquired HIV Infection. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 13:461-5. [DOI: 10.1177/2325957414521498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Background: Assessment of longitudinal adherence patterns on virologic and immunologic responses to HAART in perinatally acquired HIV patients has not been studied. Methods: Perinatally infected pediatric HIV patients with adherence documented at least twice and corresponding viral load and T-cell (%) data measured during 2008-2009 were studied. Multiple adherence measures were utilized to identify patients with persistent adherence, nonadherence, or alteration of adherence. Virologic and immunologic outcomes were assessed. Results: Persistent adherence, nonadherence, and alteration of adherence to HAART were recorded in 41.9%, 8.1%, and 50.0% of 62 studied patients. Persistent adherence was associated with higher likelihood for persistent virologic suppression and lower risk for persistent virologic failure. Conclusion: Alteration of adherence to HAART is a significant predictor of persistent virologic failure and high viremia in perinatally infected HIV patients. Implementation of longitudinal adherence assessments may target patients with nonsustained adherence patterns and help decrease the risk for virologic failure and disease progression.
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- Amisha Malhotra
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Disease, Rutgers University–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Disease, Rutgers University–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Disease, Rutgers University–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Disease, Rutgers University–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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Kahana SY, Rohan J, Allison S, Frazier TW, Drotar D. A meta-analysis of adherence to antiretroviral therapy and virologic responses in HIV-infected children, adolescents, and young adults. AIDS Behav 2013; 17:41-60. [PMID: 22411426 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0159-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
The relationship between adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and virologic outcomes in HIV+ children, adolescents, and young adults has been notably understudied, with much of the extant research focused on specific sub-literatures, such as resource-limited regions, specific clinical outcomes and time frames. The authors sought to better characterize the relationship between adherence to ART and virologic functioning along various sample and methodological factors. The authors conducted a meta-analysis of thirty-seven studies and utilized a random effects model to generate weighted mean effect sizes. In addition, the authors conducted meta-ANOVAs to examine potential factors influencing the relationship between adherence and three categories of clinical outcomes, specifically Viral Load (VL) <100, VL < 400, and continuously measured VL. The analyses included 5,344 HIV+ children, adolescents, and young adults. The relationship between adherence behaviors and virologic outcomes varied across different methods of measurement and analysis. The relationship between adherence and continuously measured VL was significantly larger than for dichotomously-coded VL < 400 at Qb (20.69(1), p < .0005). Caregiver self-report indices elicited very small to small magnitude effects across both VL < 100 and VL < 400 outcomes and combined informant reporting (youth/adolescent and parent) produced significantly larger effects than caregiver report alone with adherence and VL < 400 outcomes at Qb (9.28(1), p < .005). More recently published trials reported smaller relationships between adherence and categorical clinical outcomes, such that year of publication significantly negatively correlated with VL < 100 (r = -.71(14), p < .005) and VL < 400 (r = -.43(26), p < .02). The data suggest that the magnitude of the relationship between ART adherence and virologic outcomes among heterogeneous samples of HIV+ children, adolescents and young adults varies across virologic outcomes and may be affected by moderating sample and methodological factors. Methodological and research recommendations for the interpretation of the current findings as well as for future HIV adherence related research are presented.
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