Table 3.
Association between the main components of the socioeconomic status (SES) and adherence to treatment in HIV infected patients.
| First author, Year of publication [Reference Number] | Income | Education | Employment | Main Findings |
| Laniece I., 2003 [23] | S.S.* | -* | - | Mean adherence among patients who were free of charge was higher than those participating in cost, in a statistically significant level, during 17 months of the study. Mean adherence among patients participating in cost + receiving D4T/ddI/IDV increased when cost participation decreased (during second year of study). |
| Mohammed H., 2004 [26] | N.S.* | N.S. | - | No SES components were significantly associated with adherence. |
| Eldred L.J., 1998 [27] | N.S. | N.S. | - | No SES components were significantly associated with adherence. |
| Kleeberger C.A., 2004 [24] | N.S. | S.S. | N.S. | Having less than a college education was an independent factor significantly associated with lowering adherence from optimal to suboptimal between two consecutive visits of the patient. |
| Peretti-Watel P., 2005 [28] | S.S. | - | - | Poor living conditions (except for food privation among homosexual men) were identified as an independent factor significantly associated with suboptimal adherence in all of the patients' subgroups. |
| Fong O.W., 2003 [15] | - | - | S.S. | Having a busy workload was found as an independent factor significantly associated with lower level of adherence. |
| Kleeberger C.A., 2001 [25] | S.S. | N.S. | N.S. | Annual income <50,000 US$ was identified as an independent factor significantly associated with lower level of adherence. |
| Goldman D.P., 2002 [16] | - | S.S. | - | Higher level of education was identified as a factor significantly associated with receiving HAART as a regimen and with higher level of adherence when using HAART. |
| Golin C.E., 2002 [14] | S.S. | S.S. | N.S. | Lower income and lower education were identified as independent factors significantly associated with lower level of adherence. |
| Singh N., 1999 [3] | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | No SES components were significantly associated with adherence. |
| Kalichman S.C., 1999 [29] | N.S. | S.S. | - | Higher level of education and higher health literacy (among those with higher level of education) were identified as independent factors significantly associated with higher level of adherence. |
| Weiser S., 2003 [30] | S.S. | S.S. | - | Cost as a barrier to treatment was identified as an independent factor significantly associated with lower level of adherence (and gaps in treatment of otherwise would-be adherent patients). Incomplete secondary education was significantly associated with higher level of adherence. |
| Morse E.V., 1991 [21] | S.S. | N.S. | - | Receiving economic support by a 'significant other' was identified as an independent factor significantly associated with higher level of adherence. |
| Gebo K.A., 2003 [31] | S.S. | - | - | Running out of money for essentials during the previous 90 days was identified as an independent factor significantly associated with lower level of adherence. |
| Duong M., 2001 [32] | - | N.S. | N.S. | No SES components were significantly associated with adherence. |
| Ickovics J.R, 2002 [4] | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | No SES components were significantly associated with adherence. |
| Singh N., 1996 [22] | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | No SES components were significantly associated with adherence. |
*S.S. = Statistically significant association found between SES component and adherence to treatment,
N.S. = No significant association found between SES component and adherence to treatment,
(-) = Association between SES component and adherence to treatment not examined