The Impact of Stigma on Medication Adherence Among HIV-Positive Adolescent and Young Adult Females and the Moderating Effects of Coping and Satisfaction with Health Care
The Impact of Stigma on Medication Adherence Among HIV-Positive Adolescent and Young Adult Females and the Moderating Effects of Coping and Satisfaction with Health Care
Jaime Martínez,G. Harper,4 Authors,Jonathan Ellen, and the Adolescent Medicine Trials Network
2012 · DOI: 10.1089/apc.2011.0178
AIDS Patients Care and STDs · 157 Citations
TLDR
It is concluded that HIV-infected adolescent women experience HIV stigma and poor adherence over time and factors like health care satisfaction and coping may minimize stigma's effect on medication adherence.