Publications by authors named "Juan Alberto Serna"
Objective: To identify sociodemographic, clinical, and pharmacological factors associated with nonadherence to antiretroviral treatment in patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome treated between 2017 and 2020 in four cities in Colombia.
Method: An observational, cross-sectional, retrospective study was conducted of a population of patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome treated between 2017 and 2020. The Morisky-Green scale, the simplified medication adherence questionnaire, and the simplified scale to detect adherence problems to antiretroviral treatment were applied to determine patient adherence.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to identify factors linked to virologic failure in HIV patients on antiretroviral treatment in a Colombian health institution from 2007 to 2020.
- It involved analyzing sociodemographic, pharmacological, and clinical data from 5,406 patients, finding a 16.7% rate of virologic failure.
- Key factors associated with virologic failure included treatment duration over one year, low medication possession and adherence ratios, poor CD4 counts, and high cholesterol levels.