title: [Compliance with the treatment by patients with the co-infection HIV/tuberculosis: integrative literature review].
abstract: This is an integrative review whose objective was to evaluate the evidences available in the literature about the factors associated to the compliance with the treatment by patients with the co-infection HIV/TB. Articles published in the period from 2002 to 2008, in the databases LILACS and MEDLINE were analyzed. The material was categorized according to the year of publication, periodical, study location and factors related to the compliance. The final sample included eight articles. The factors found, associated to the compliance with the treatment of the co-infection HIV/TB, related to: the individual and his lifestyle (previous TB treatment, fear of stigma and discrimination, use of chemical substances, depression, social support); the disease and the medication (type of medication regime, use of other medication, adverse effects, difficulty to diagnose TB in these patients); and the health services (operational problems to follow up the treatment, training of the professionals, supervision, different locations to treat TB and HIV).
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. lisapneves@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Lis Aparecida de Souza
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.forename: Renata Karina
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: Elucir
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gir
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*