Dataset: Interactions illicit drugs-antiretroviral therapy in people living with HIV in Spain

This study analyzes the prevalence and severity of drug-drug interactions (DDIs) between antiretroviral therapy (ART) and recreational drugs among people living with HIV(PLHIV). It also explores their awareness of potential DDIs and their beliefs about the toxicity that they may cause, as well as the impact of DDIs on selected health variables. We conducted an on-line cross-sectional survey was conducted across 33 Spanish hospitals with the aim to collect data on demographics; health status; drug use; ART; awareness of DDIs and beliefs and behaviors about the toxicity resulting from such DDIs; treatment adherence; health-related quality of life; and visits to different health centers. DDIs were checked against the Interaction Checker developed by the Liverpool University.It is on Excel format. The file contains three sheets:Sheet . It contains the dataset. The first row of the table corresponds to variable names.Sheet . It contains a description of each variable. Sheet . It contains the labels of the values in the dataset, for each categorical codified variable. Variables not listed in this sheet are numeric, meaning that the numbers on those variables are the real values of the variables, and not a code.