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5115.0: Wednesday, November 08, 2006: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| Adherence to HIV/AIDS medications is imperative to ensuring the longevity and quality of life of HIV-positive individuals and communities. Given the difficulties inherent in HIV/AIDS medications, maintaining consistent adherence to a treatment regimen is arduous. This session will focus on the determinants of adherence in multiple populations. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1. Identify 3 determinants to HIV/AIDS medication adherence. 2. Recognize 3 strategies for supporting medication adherence among HIV-positive communities. | |||
| Bonnie Chakravorty, PhD, MSW, CHES | |||
| Association between level of communication and HIV medication adherence among HIV patients in South Carolina Carleen H. Stoskopf, ScD, Jong-Deuk Baek, PH D, Yunho Jeon, MS | |||
| Disparities in consistent use of antiretroviral medication among Medicaid beneficiaries with HIV/AIDS in the U.S.: Results of a multivariate analysis Stephen Crystal, PhD, Scott M. Bilder, MS, James Walkup, PhD, Ayse Akincigil, PhD | |||
Antiretroviral medication adherence among HIV/Hepatitis C co-infected injection drug users ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Karolynn Siegel, PhD, Eric W. Schrimshaw, MA (PhD cand), Helen-Maria Lekas, PhD, Jason Leider, MD; PhD | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | HIV/AIDS | ||
| Endorsed by: | Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA