[Social risk factors for noncompliance with XXXX treatment in Pontevedra [Spain]].

@entity1 @entity6100 @entity378 @entity988
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and characteristics of @entity6100 ( @entity6100 ) for noncompliance with treatment in @entity1 with @entity378 ( @entity378 ) in Pontevedra. METHODS: We performed a descriptive analysis of @entity1 with @entity378 and @entity6100 diagnosed between 1996 and 2002. A @entity1 was considered as having @entity6100 if he or she was socially isolated ( @entity988 , intravenous drug use, prison inmate, @entity6100 ) or was an immigrant. The prevalence, annual trend of @entity6100 and @entity1 outcomes were calculated. The influence of direct observation of treatment administration on the outcome of @entity1 with @entity6100 was also analyzed. RESULTS: Of 775 @entity1 with @entity378 , 156 (20.1%) had at least one @entity6100 . Eighty-six @entity1 were alcoholic, 41 were intravenous drug users, 24 were immigrants, 11 were homeless, 11 showed @entity6100 and 10 were prison inmates. The presence of @entity6100 among @entity378 @entity1 showed no tendency to increase or decrease during the study period, except for the increasing number of immigrants (chi 2 for lineal tendency = 12.24; p = 0.005). Final outcomes were significantly better in @entity1 without @entity6100 (90.4 vs 70.8% of satisfactory final outcomes; p < 0.001). Direct observation of treatment did not increase satisfactory outcomes in @entity1 with @entity6100 . CONCLUSIONS: @entity1 with @entity378 and @entity6100 have a significantly higher proportion of unsatisfactory final outcomes. The presence of @entity6100 is relatively low in our environment. The number of immigrants from countries with a high prevalence of @entity378 shows an incipient tendency to increase. This finding should be taken into account to achieve better control of the disease.
