Objetivo: Evaluar si existe asociación entre la sintomatología climatérica (SC) y la adherencia al Tratamiento Antirretroviral de Gran Actividad (A-TARGA) en mujeres de mediana edad (40 a 59 años) con infección por el Virus de Inmunodeficiencia Humana (VIH). Método: Se realizó un estudio transversal analítico en tres hospitales Ministerio de Salud en Lima, Perú. La SC fue medida con el Menopause Rating Scale y categorizada en: sin sintomatología (SS), con sintomatología leve (SCL), con sintomatología moderada (SCM) y con sintomatología severa (SCS). Las pacientes se clasificaron como adherentes y no adherentes al TARGA de acuerdo con la puntuación global del cuestionario de evaluación de adherencia al tratamiento antirretroviral (CEAT-VIH). Asimismo, se evaluó la edad, orientación sexual, esquema de tratamiento, tiempo de enfermedad, estadio menopaúsico, riesgo de depre...

The adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is key to the therapeutic success of HIV patients and associated to depressive symptoms (DS) in several studies. However, there are few publications regarding mid-aged women; a period in which the menopausal status could play an important role.

The adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is key to the therapeutic success of HIV patients and associated to depressive symptoms (DS) in several studies. However, there are few publications regarding mid-aged women; a period in which the menopausal status could play an important role.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between menopausal status and female sexual function among mid-aged women with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. METHODS: We carried out a cross-sectional study of 221 sexually active HIV-infected women ages 40 to 59 years, based on a secondary analysis of a three-hospital survey in Lima, Perú. We classified menopausal status according to Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop criteria (STRAW+10); this exposure variable was categorized as binary (non-postmenopausal and postmenopausal) and-for exploratory analysis-as multinomial (pre-, peri-, and postmenopausal). We defined low sexual function (LSF) using the 6-item Female Sexual Function Index (total score ≤19). Socio-demographic and clinical variables were assessed, including age, used highly active antiretroviral therapy scheme, disease duration, depressive symptoms, and co-morbiditi...