title: Adherence to antiretrovirals in people coinfected with the human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  assess the adherence levels to antiretroviral therapy in people coinfected with HIV/tuberculosis and correlate these levels with the sociodemographic and clinical variables of the study population.
  
  
  METHODS
  cross-sectional study involving 74 male and female adults coinfected with HIV/tuberculosis. For the data collection, a sociodemographic and clinical assessment form and the Antiretroviral Treatment Adherence Assessment Questionnaire were used. For the data analysis, the software STATA version 11 was used, through descriptive statistics, Fisher's chi-square exact test and the probability test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  men were predominant (79.7%), between 30 and 39 years of age (35.1%), low income (75.7%) and pulmonary tuberculosis (71.6%). Adherence to antiretroviral therapy was inappropriate in 78.1% of the men; 61.0% of single people; 47.0% unemployed and 76.5% among people gaining less than one minimum wage. A significant difference was observed between compliance and length of use of antiretrovirals (p=0.018), sexual orientation (p=0.024) and number of children (p=0.029).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the coinfected patients presented inappropriate adherence to the antiretrovirals, a fact that negatively affects the health conditions of the people living with HIV/tuberculosis coinfection. A statistically significant correlation was found between the levels of adherence and some sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Larissa de Araújo
authors.initials: Lde A
authors.lastname: Lemos
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Luciana Teles
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fiuza
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renata Karina
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: André Carvalho
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ferrer
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elucir
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gir
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marli Teresinha Gimeniz
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Galvão
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D060085:Coinfection; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D012737:Sex Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis; D016903:Drug Monitoring
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents