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Might ART Adherence Estimates Be Improved by Combining Biomarker and Self-Report Data?
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Rhead Rebecca, Masimirembwa Collen, Cooke Graham, Takaruza Albert, Nyamukapa Constance, Mutsimhi Cosmas, Gregson Simon
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BACKGROUND: As we endeavour to examine rates of viral suppression in PLHIV, reliable data on ART adherence are needed to distinguish between the respective contributions of poor adherence and treatment failure on high viral load. Self-reported data are susceptible to response bias and although biomarker data on drug presence and concentration can provide a superior, alternative method of measurement,...
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