VARELA, María Teresa et al. La evaluación integral de la adherencia al tratamiento en mujeres con VIH/sida: validación de un cuestionario. Colomb. Med.[online]. 2009, vol. 40, n. 4, pp. 387-398. ISSN 1657-9534. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to construct and establish the psychometric properties of the questionnaire of adherence to treatment for HIV-infected women (CAT-M VIH), contributing to the current global need of controlling HIV infection and improving the quality of life for HIV patients. The existing assessment