HIV and antiretroviral treatment knowledge gaps and psychosocial burden among persons living with HIV in Lima, Peru.

This study aims to describe knowledge on HIV and antiretroviral (ARV) treatment and psychosocial factors among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Lima, Perú, to explore characteristics associated to this knowledge, and determine its impact on sustained viral suppression. A cross-sectional survey was c...

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Autores principales:	Rafaella Navarro, Jose Luis Paredes, Juan Echevarria, Elsa González-Lagos, Ana Graña, Fernando Mejía, Larissa Otero
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9089c9af4ba24e5d91b58900056c50222021-12-02T20:17:45ZHIV and antiretroviral treatment knowledge gaps and psychosocial burden among persons living with HIV in Lima, Peru.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0256289https://doaj.org/article/9089c9af4ba24e5d91b58900056c50222021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256289https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203This study aims to describe knowledge on HIV and antiretroviral (ARV) treatment and psychosocial factors among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Lima, Perú, to explore characteristics associated to this knowledge, and determine its impact on sustained viral suppression. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 171 PLWH at the largest referral health care center in Lima. The psychosocial factors measured were depression, risk of alcoholism, use of illegal drugs and disclosure. A participant had "poor knowledge" when less than 80% of replies were correct. Sustained viral suppression was defined as two consecutive viral loads under 50 copies/mL. A total of 49% and 43% had poor HIV and ARV knowledge respectively; 48% of the study population screened positive for depression and 27% reported feeling unsupported by the person they disclosed to. The largest gaps in HIV and ARV knowledge were among 98 (57%) that did not recognize that HIV increased the risk of cancer and among 57 (33%) participants that did not disagree with the statement that taking a double dose of ARV if they missed one. Moderate depression was significantly associated to poor HIV and ARV knowledge. Non-disclosure and being on ARVs for less than 6 months were associated with not achieving sustained viral suppression. Our findings highlight important HIV and ARV knowledge gaps of PLWH and a high burden of psychosocial problems, especially of depression, among PLWH in Lima, Peru. Increasing knowledge and addressing depression and disclosure could improve care of PLWH.Rafaella NavarroJose Luis ParedesJuan EchevarriaElsa González-LagosAna GrañaFernando MejíaLarissa OteroPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 8, p e0256289 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Rafaella Navarro Jose Luis Paredes Juan Echevarria Elsa González-Lagos Ana Graña Fernando Mejía Larissa Otero HIV and antiretroviral treatment knowledge gaps and psychosocial burden among persons living with HIV in Lima, Peru.
description	This study aims to describe knowledge on HIV and antiretroviral (ARV) treatment and psychosocial factors among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Lima, Perú, to explore characteristics associated to this knowledge, and determine its impact on sustained viral suppression. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 171 PLWH at the largest referral health care center in Lima. The psychosocial factors measured were depression, risk of alcoholism, use of illegal drugs and disclosure. A participant had "poor knowledge" when less than 80% of replies were correct. Sustained viral suppression was defined as two consecutive viral loads under 50 copies/mL. A total of 49% and 43% had poor HIV and ARV knowledge respectively; 48% of the study population screened positive for depression and 27% reported feeling unsupported by the person they disclosed to. The largest gaps in HIV and ARV knowledge were among 98 (57%) that did not recognize that HIV increased the risk of cancer and among 57 (33%) participants that did not disagree with the statement that taking a double dose of ARV if they missed one. Moderate depression was significantly associated to poor HIV and ARV knowledge. Non-disclosure and being on ARVs for less than 6 months were associated with not achieving sustained viral suppression. Our findings highlight important HIV and ARV knowledge gaps of PLWH and a high burden of psychosocial problems, especially of depression, among PLWH in Lima, Peru. Increasing knowledge and addressing depression and disclosure could improve care of PLWH.
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author	Rafaella Navarro Jose Luis Paredes Juan Echevarria Elsa González-Lagos Ana Graña Fernando Mejía Larissa Otero
author_facet	Rafaella Navarro Jose Luis Paredes Juan Echevarria Elsa González-Lagos Ana Graña Fernando Mejía Larissa Otero
author_sort	Rafaella Navarro
title	HIV and antiretroviral treatment knowledge gaps and psychosocial burden among persons living with HIV in Lima, Peru.
title_short	HIV and antiretroviral treatment knowledge gaps and psychosocial burden among persons living with HIV in Lima, Peru.
title_full	HIV and antiretroviral treatment knowledge gaps and psychosocial burden among persons living with HIV in Lima, Peru.
title_fullStr	HIV and antiretroviral treatment knowledge gaps and psychosocial burden among persons living with HIV in Lima, Peru.
title_full_unstemmed	HIV and antiretroviral treatment knowledge gaps and psychosocial burden among persons living with HIV in Lima, Peru.
title_sort	hiv and antiretroviral treatment knowledge gaps and psychosocial burden among persons living with hiv in lima, peru.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/9089c9af4ba24e5d91b58900056c5022
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HIV and antiretroviral treatment knowledge gaps and psychosocial burden among persons living with HIV in Lima, Peru.

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