Syndemic factors associated with adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive adult heterosexual men.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings support the hypothesis that substance use dependence and mental health problems, particularly anxiety, may be primary drivers of suboptimal ART adherence among heterosexual men, and that socio-structural factors such as HIV-related stigma and social support are potential modifiable antecedents of these drivers.
PMID: 31706357 [PubMed - in process]

Source: AIDS Research and Therapy - November 8, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: McMahon JM, Braksmajer A, Zhang C, Leblanc N, Chen M, Aidala A, Simmons J Tags: AIDS Res Ther Source Type: research