Predicting the Antiretroviral Medication Adherence and CD4 Measure in Patients with HIV/AIDS Based on the Post  Traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression

Zeinab   EBRAHIMZADEH; Mohammad Ali   GOODARZI; Hassan  JOULAEI

doi:10.18502/ijph.v48i1.802

Zeinab EBRAHIMZADEH
Mohammad Ali GOODARZI
Hassan JOULAEI

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v48i1.802

Keywords: Antiretroviral medication adherence; CD4 cells; Depression; Post traumatic stress disorder

Abstract

Results: Regression analysis showed that of two mediating variables (age & educational level), only age could predict 5% (P<0.001) and of two predictive variables (depression & PTSD) only PTSD could predict 53% (P<0.001) of medication adherence's variance. Moreover, of two mediating variables (age & disease duration), only age could predict 3% (P<0.004) and of two predictive variables (depression & PTSD) only PTSD could predict 4% (P<0.001) of CD4 variance.

Conclusion: The posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms could predict the medication non-adherence and lower CD4 levels.