A Dyad-Based Intervention to Improve Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among People with HIV who Inject Drugs in Kazakhstan: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Davis A, Rozental E, Bolger N, Gulyayev V, Gulyayev P, Denebayeva A, Wen H, Cui J, Terlikbayeva A, Primbetova S, Samandas J, Altice F, Remien R, Mergenova G. A Dyad-Based Intervention to Improve Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among People with HIV who Inject Drugs in Kazakhstan: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. AIDS And Behavior 2025, 1-13. PMID: 40773102, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-025-04841-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntiretroviral therapy adherencePost-interventionIntervention armSelf-reported ART adherenceAntiretroviral therapySocial support interventionsImmediately post-interventionLargest HIV clinicStandard of careFollow-upMultilevel mixed modelsOne-month follow-upInjected drugsSix-month follow-upRandomized Controlled TrialsDyad-level factorsSupport interventionsPre-interventionSuboptimal antiretroviral therapyIntervention sessionsART adherenceSupportive partnersHIV clinicNo significant differenceHIV epidemicImpact of multi-level factors and partner characteristics on antiretroviral therapy adherence and access to HIV care during the COVID-19 pandemic
Neuenschwander P, Pala A, Altice F, Remien R, Mergenova G, Rozental E, Gulyayev V, Davis A. Impact of multi-level factors and partner characteristics on antiretroviral therapy adherence and access to HIV care during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2025, 36: 568-576. PMID: 40155324, DOI: 10.1177/09564624251329626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapy adherenceMental healthFactors associated with ART adherenceMethodsA cross-sectional surveyMultilevel generalized linear mixed modelsPoor mental healthAssociated with lower adherenceBackgroundAdherence to antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyMedication adherence ratesCross-sectional surveyCOVID-19 pandemicHIV treatment programsMulti-level factorsNegative emotional impactHIV carePublic health crisisSocial supportART adherenceSupportive partnersLinear mixed modelsAdherence ratesAssessed associationsLow adherenceAdherence levels
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