Parallel declines in antiretroviral therapy adherence by dried blood spot and electronic monitoring in Cape Town, South Africa
Abstract
Among 250 adults with HIV (median age 34 years, IQR 27–42; 78% women), tenofovir diphosphate (TFV-DP) concentrations in dried blood spots and electronic adherence declined over 12 months. Mean TFV-DP fell from 1219 to 939 fmol/punch in men and 1148 to 894 in women, while electronic adherence declined from 65 to 49% in men and from 62 to 52% in women. Visit predicted declines in TFV-DP (F = 7.17, P < 0.001) and electronic adherence (F = 2.57, P = 0.003).
Full citation:
Ferraris CM, D'Avanzo PA, Knox J, Jennings L, Orrell C, Remien RH (2026). Parallel declines in antiretroviral therapy adherence by dried blood spot and electronic monitoring in Cape Town, South Africa
AIDS, 40 (9), 1402-1405. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000004513.