@article {4337,
	title = {Adherence to Antiretroviral Medications Among Persons Who Inject Drugs in Transitional, Low and Middle Income Countries: An International Systematic Review.},
	journal = {AIDS and behavior},
	year = {2014},
	month = {2014 Oct 21},
	abstract = {Adherence to antiretroviral (ART) medication is vital to reducing morbidity and mortality among HIV positive persons. People who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for HIV infection in transitional/low/middle income countries (TLMIC). We conducted a systematic review of studies reporting adherence to ART among persons with active injection drug use and/or histories of injection drug use in TLMIC. Meta-regression was performed to examine relationships between location, adherence measurements, and follow-up period. Fifteen studies were included from seven countries. Adherence levels ranged from 33 to 97~\%; mean weighted adherence was 72~\%. ART adherence was associated with different methods of measuring adherence and studies conducted in Eastern Europe and East Asia. The great heterogeneity observed precludes generalization to TLMIC as a whole. Given the critical importance of ART adherence more research is needed on ART adherence among PWID in TLMIC, including the use of standardized methods for reporting adherence to ART.},
	issn = {1573-3254},
	doi = {10.1007/s10461-014-0928-3},
	author = {Feelemyer, Jonathan and Jarlais, Don Des and Arasteh, Kamyar and Uusk{\"u}la, Anneli}
}
