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February 21, 2017

Adherence to on-time ART drug pick-up and its association with CD4 changes and clinical outcomes amongst HIV infected adults on first-line antiretroviral therapy in Nigerian hospitals

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Anoje C, Agu KA, Oladele EA, Badru T, Adedokun O, Oqua D, Khamofu H, Adebayo O, Torpey K, Chabikuli ON

Adherence to medication is an important component of HIV care, and measuring adherence is essential to helping patients achieve treatment goals. This paper considers a simple and nonintrusive method, pharmacy refill information, to estimate adherence and its associations with clinical outcomes. Findings show that simple, provider- and client-friendly measures for estimating and ensuring adherence have favorable outcomes.