1. Effects and associated factors of HIV/AIDS anti-retroviral therapy in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province
Jiali XU ; Chunnong JIKE ; Ye MA ; Gang YU ; Ju WANG ; Ke WANG ; Peng XU ; Qiang LIAO ; Yuhan GONG ; Shiyong ZHONG ; Hu LIU ; Ersha JIKE ; Lin PANG ; Zhongfu LIU
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2018;52(6):668-672
Objective:
To evaluate the effectiveness and to explore the releated factors of antiretroviral therapy among HIV/AIDS patients in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province.
Methods:
The method of convenience sampling was adopted in July 2017 to select the research objects who were accepted antiretroviral therapy (ART) over 6 months, older than 18 years and had HIV viral load in 2016, totally 400 cases. A retrospective study was used to collect the data, including social demography, medicine use, information of medical service acquisition, their own behaviors and cognition. 395 questionnaires were effectively recovered. χ2 test and logistic regression were performed to examine relationships between factors and effects.
Results:
All of the 395 respondents were Yi-nationality. The average age of all cases was (39.23±7.52) years old and 223 were male (56.5%). Among 395 cases patients who were detect Viral load in 2016, 221 cases were under the number of 400 copies, thze effective rate of ART was 55.9%. Multivariate analysis showed that HIV/AIDS patients who missed the medication during the antiviral therapy had poor antiviral effects. Compared to those who adhered to medication, the treatment-ineffective