Adherencia al tratamiento retroviral a pacientes con virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana del Hospital de Infectología “Dr. José Daniel Rodríguez Maridueña” de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The low adherence to treatments for HIV / AIDS has been reported in recent years as a public health problem worldwide. In a systematic way, studies have shown the importance of adherence to treatment for the achievement of therapeutic objectives, emphasizing that the effectiveness of antiretrovirals does not only depend on a therapeutic decision, but also on the patient's decision to control their disease. Therefore, the objective is to determine the factors associated with adherence to treatment in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, hospitalized in a hospital in the city of Guayaquil. The methodology used was descriptive, quantitative and transversal. For data collection, a survey is applied, through 17 items with multiple options. The universe consisted of 30 patients who received retroviral treatment during the month of January. As a result it was evidenced that the incidence of the immunodeficiency virus was in the female gender (55%), of which 22% always forget to take their medication, 22% have changes in mood, 26% anxiety problems, 16% presented epigastralgia, 55% that the taste and smell of the medication were unpleasant. As it can be concluded, there are factors that patients present, which can lead to them leaving the treatment, so it is evident that the authorities of the institution develop guidelines and provide medicines to all patients .