Positive STEPS - a randomized controlled efficacy trial of an adaptive intervention for strengthening adherence to antiretroviral HIV treatment among youth: study protocol

• Main Authors: Matthew J. Mimiaga (Author), Lisa M. Kuhns (Author), Katie B. Biello (Author), Jennifer Olson (Author), Sam Hoehnle (Author), Christopher M. Santostefano (Author), Jaclyn M. W. Hughto (Author), Hadeis Safi (Author), Peter Salhaney (Author), Diane Chen (Author), Robert Garofalo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background HIV infection among youth in the United States is on the rise. A high level of antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence is crucial to treatment success and can minimize the population burden of the disease. However, the overall rate of ART adherence among youth is generally subopti...