title: Health literacy and antiretroviral adherence among HIV-infected adolescents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study investigates HIV positive adolescents' health literacy and whether factors associated with health literacy in HIV-positive adults are associated with health literacy among HIV-positive adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  Adolescents in this study were behaviorally and perinatally HIV-infected youth (n=186) from five U.S. cities. Participants had a mean age of 20.5, and 49.5% were male.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Contrary to findings for adult HIV-positive patients, among adolescents health literacy was not significantly associated with: medication adherence adjusting for age and education level; viral load; or self-efficacy to adhere to medication regimens. The only significant association was of health literacy with medical care received.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Practice implications are discussed.
authors: Health Risk Reduction Projects, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Department of Psychiatry, University of California at Los Angeles, 90025-7539, USA. dmurphy@mednet.ucla.edu
authors: Debra A
authors: DA
authors: Murphy
authors: Phebe
authors: P
authors: Lam
authors: Sylvie
authors: S
authors: Naar-King
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Robert Harris
authors: Jeffrey T
authors: JT
authors: Parsons
authors: Larry R
authors: LR
authors: Muenz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D057220:Health Literacy; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult; D016903:Drug Monitoring
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents