Clinical Research In HIV AIDS And Prevention
Open Access
When and How Should we be Measuring Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Resource-Limited Settings?
Jun 2013 DOI 10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-13-edt.1.2
Evans DeniseCorresponding author
Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
This perspective reviews practical approaches to measuring ART adherence in resource‑limited settings. It weighs self‑report, pill counts, pharmacy refill data, and biologic measures, emphasizing feasibility, bias, and programmatic integration to support sustainable HIV care.