Bibliographic Info
GuidelineConsolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: recommendations for a public health approach
Year of Publication2016
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Status
Updated
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
Adherence support interventions should be provided to people on ART
Notes and Remarks
The following interventions have demonstrated benefit in improving adherence and viral suppression:
- peer counsellors (moderate-quality evidence)
- mobile phone text messages (moderate-quality evidence)
- reminder devices (moderate-quality evidence)
- cognitive-behavioural therapy (moderate-quality evidence)
- behavioural skills training/medication adherence training (moderate-quality evidence)
- fixed-dose combinations and once-daily regimens (moderate-quality evidence)