The Effect of Home Delivery of Medication under the COVID-19 Pandemic Situation on HIV/AIDS Treatment Outcome at Prachuap Khiri Khan Hospital

Authors

  • Annop Hirandit Pharmacy Department, Prachuap Khiri Khan Hospital

Keywords:

home delivery of medication, adherence, viral load, viral load undetected

Abstract

Background: In the situation of the COVID-19 outbreak people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIVs) unable to receive treatment at hospital as usual. Home delivery of medication to patients is necessary to ensure that PLHIVs use medication continuously. However, treatment results should be followed up and verified after the drug is delivered to the patient.

Objective: To study the impact of home delivery of medication on medication adherence and HIV virus suppression among PLHIVs.

Method: This was retrospective Cohort study. The study group consisted of 440 PLHIVs who received medication by home delivery and the comparison group were 105 PLHIVs who received regular services at antiretroviral clinics. Data were collected from the medical records to compare of medication adherence and HIV virus suppression of the study group between before and after home delivery of medication and between the study group and the comparison group. Data were analyzed by statistical frequency, percentage, chi-square test, Fisher exact test and McNemar.

Results: The study group's medication adherence before and after 6 months of home delivery of medication was statistically significantly different (p=0.039), with medication adherence 6 months after receiving the medication higher than before home delivery of medication and there were 99.5% of subject in study group and 95.2% of subject in comparison group who had adherence ≥95% which was significantly difference (p<0.004). Among the study group after home delivery of medication the proportion of PLHIVs who had an undetectable viral load (<20 copies/ml) was 95.0 percent and higher than before home delivery of medication which was only 87.7 percent and statistically significant difference (p< 0.001). When compared between the study group and the comparison group it was found that there was no statistical significant difference (p=0.256).

Conclusion: PLHIVs who received the medication by home delivery had higher medication adherence 6 months after receiving the medication and proportion of undetected viral load increased.

Author Biography

Annop Hirandit , Pharmacy Department, Prachuap Khiri Khan Hospital

B.Sc. in Pharm., M.Sc. in Pharm. (Clinical Pharmacy)

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Published

2023-09-26

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หิรัญดิษฐ์ อ. The Effect of Home Delivery of Medication under the COVID-19 Pandemic Situation on HIV/AIDS Treatment Outcome at Prachuap Khiri Khan Hospital. Thai J Clin Pharm [Internet]. 2023Sep.26 [cited 2024Jul.22];29(3):189-202. Available from: https://thaidj.org/index.php/TJCP/article/view/14284