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Adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy in a tertiary care hospital in West Bengal, India

Indranil Saha, AP Sarkar, Das Dk, Raghunath Misra, Kaustuv Bhattacharya, RN Roy, Arjun Bhattacharya

Singapore Medical Journal · 2014 · 26 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

Although overall adherence was high, the factors that affect nonadherence can be addressed with proper counselling and motivation of patients and their family members. Adherence to HAART could delay the progression of this lethal disease and minimise the risk of developing drug resistance.

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