Table 3.

frequency distribution of psychosocial factors among study participants on follow up at Jimma Town public Hospitals, Ethiopia, 2020 (n=297)

Variables	Categories	Frequency (N)		Percent (%)
Felt stigma	Not felt stigmatized	188		63.3
	Felt stigmatized	109		36.7
	Total	297		100.0
Social support	Poor social support	119		40.1
	Moderate social support	133		44.8
	Strong social support	45		15.2
	Total	297		100.0
Belief about medication	Specific concern	Strong medication concern belief	143	48.1
		Low medication concern belief	154	51.9
		Total	297	100.0
	Specific necessity	Strong medication necessity belief	220	74.1
		Low medication necessity belief	77	25.9
		Total	297	100.0
Medication adherence	Adhere	50.8		151
	Not adhere	49.2		146
	Total	100		297