Risk Factors for Non-Adherence to cART in Immigrants with HIV Living in the Netherlands:Results from the ROtterdam ADherence (ROAD) Project

In the Netherlands, immigrant people living with HIV (PLWH) have poorer psychological and treatment outcomes than Dutch PLWH. This cross-sectional field study examined risk factors for non-adherence to combination Antiretroviral Therapy (cART) among immigrant PLWH. First and second generation immigrant PLWH attending outpatient clinics at two HIV-treatment centers in Rotterdam were selected for this study. Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics for all eligible participants were collected from an existing database. Trained interviewers subsequently completed questionnaires together wit... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Been, Sabrina K
van de Vijver, David A M C
Nieuwkerk, Pythia T
Brito, Inês
Stutterheim, Sarah E.
Bos, Arjan E R
Wolfers, Mireille E G
Pogány, Katalin
Verbon, Annelies
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
Reihe/Periodikum: Been , S K , van de Vijver , D A M C , Nieuwkerk , P T , Brito , I , Stutterheim , S E , Bos , A E R , Wolfers , M E G , Pogány , K & Verbon , A 2016 , ' Risk Factors for Non-Adherence to cART in Immigrants with HIV Living in the Netherlands : Results from the ROtterdam ADherence (ROAD) Project ' , PLOS ONE , vol. 11 , no. 10 , e0162800 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162800
Schlagwörter: Adult / Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use / Antiretroviral Therapy / Highly Active / Cross-Sectional Studies / Databases / Factual / Emigrants and Immigrants/psychology / Female / HIV/genetics / HIV Infections/drug therapy / Humans / Interviews as Topic / Logistic Models / Male / Medication Adherence/statistics & numerical data / Middle Aged / Netherlands / Odds Ratio / RNA / Viral/blood / Risk Factors / Self Efficacy / Self Report / Social Support / Young Adult
Sprache: Englisch
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In the Netherlands, immigrant people living with HIV (PLWH) have poorer psychological and treatment outcomes than Dutch PLWH. This cross-sectional field study examined risk factors for non-adherence to combination Antiretroviral Therapy (cART) among immigrant PLWH. First and second generation immigrant PLWH attending outpatient clinics at two HIV-treatment centers in Rotterdam were selected for this study. Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics for all eligible participants were collected from an existing database. Trained interviewers subsequently completed questionnaires together with consenting participants (n = 352) to gather additional data on socio-demographic characteristics, psychosocial variables, and self-reported adherence to cART. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted among 301 participants who had used cART ≥6 months prior to inclusion. Independent risk factors for self-reported non-adherence were (I) not having attended formal education or only primary school (OR = 3.25; 95% CI: 1.28-8.26, versus University), (II) experiencing low levels of social support (OR = 2.56; 95% CI: 1.37-4.82), and (III) reporting low treatment adherence self-efficacy (OR = 2.99; 95% CI: 1.59-5.64). Additionally, HIV-RNA >50 copies/ml and internalized HIV-related stigma were marginally associated (P<0.10) with non-adherence (OR = 2.53; 95% CI: 0.91-7.06 and OR = 1.82; 95% CI: 0.97-3.43). The findings that low educational attainment, lack of social support, and low treatment adherence self-efficacy are associated with non-adherence point to the need for tailored supportive interventions. Establishing contact with peer immigrant PLWH who serve as role models might be a successful intervention for this specific population.