Table 2.
Examination of Mental Health History According to HAART Medication Adherence
| |
Adherence |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject carries a formal diagnosis of: | Adherent | Nonadherent | p valuea |
| A major mental health disorder: | |||
| Yes | 90 (60.8) | 58 (39.2) | |
| No | 154 (64.7) | 84 (35.3) | 0.45 |
| Unknown | 4 | 6 | |
| Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): | |||
| Yes | 0 | 1 (100.0) | |
| No | 244 (63.4) | 141 (36.6) | 0.37 |
| Unknown | 4 | 6 | |
| Anxiety: | |||
| Yes | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | |
| No | 243 (63.3) | 141 (36.7) | 1.00 |
| Unknown | 4 | 6 | |
| Developmental delay: | |||
| Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| No | 244 (63.2) | 142 (36.8) | NA |
| Unknown | 4 | 6 | |
| Mood disorder: | |||
| Yes | 72 (58.1) | 52 (41.9) | |
| No | 172 (65.6) | 90 (34.4) | 0.18 |
| Unknown | 4 | 6 | |
| Schizophrenia: | |||
| Yes | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | |
| No | 239 (62.9) | 141 (37.1) | 0.42 |
| Unknown | 4 | 6 | |
| Other mental health disorders: | |||
| Yes | 12 (80.0) | 3 (20.0) | |
| No | 232 (62.5) | 139 (37.5) | 0.27 |
| Unknown | 4 | 6 | |
a
P value obtained using Fisher's exact test for association of mental health disorders with adherence. The relatively small number of subjects with “unknown” status for formal diagnosis of mental health disorders were excluded from this testing.
HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy.