Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học quốc tế cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: An alternative methodology for the prediction of adherence to anti HIV treatment | AIDS Research and Therapy BioMed Central Open Access An alternative methodology for the prediction of adherence to anti HIV treatment I Richard Thompson1 Penelope Bidgood2 Andrea Petroczi1 James CW Denholm-Price2 Mark D Fielder 1 and The EuResist Network Study Group3 Address 1School of Life Sciences Kingston University Penrhyn Road Kingston-upon-Thames. KT1 2EE UK 2Faculty of Computing Information Systems and Mathematics Kingston University Penrhyn Road Kingston-upon-Thames. KT1 2EE UK and 3EuResist Via del Commercio 36 -00154 Rome - Italy http Email I Richard Thompson - k05437@ Penelope Bidgood - bidgood@ Andrea Petroczi - James CW Denholm-Price - Mark D Fielder - The EuResist Network Study Group - Corresponding author Published I June 2009 Received 10 October 2008 AIDS Research and Therapy 2009 6 9 doi 1742-6405-6-9 Accepted 1 June 2009 This article is available from http content 6 1 9 2009 Thompson et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Successful treatment of HIV-positive patients is fundamental to controlling the progression to AIDS. Causes of treatment failure are either related to drug resistance and or insufficient drug levels in the blood. Severe side effects coupled with the intense nature of many regimens can lead to treatment fatigue and consequently to periodic or permanent non-adherence. Although non-adherence is a recognised problem in HIV treatment it is still poorly detected in both clinical practice and research and often based on unreliable information such as self-reports or in a .
