Table 1.
Sociodemographic data of Muslim PWHAs patients and VCT HCPs
| PWHAs | (n = 10) | HCPs | (n = 5) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | Range 19 (1), 23-45 (9) Mean = 33.2 (8.19) |
Age (year) | Range 29-47 Mean = 34 (7.68) |
|
Religion Islam |
10 (all) |
Religion Buddhist |
5 (all) |
|
Sex Male Female |
5 5 |
Sex Female |
5 (all) |
|
Marital status Married Single Widowed |
4 4 2 |
Marital status Married Single |
3 2 |
|
Occupation Labor Housewife Unemployed |
3 4 3 |
Position Clinical nurse Physician Pharmacist |
3 1 1 |
|
Education Primary level Middle level |
7 3 |
Education Bachelor Master Post-master |
2 1 2 |
|
Income Poor (under the poverty line) |
10 |
HIV care work experience 5-10 year > 10 year |
3 2 |
|
Diagnosed HIV-infected 5-10 (years) > 10 |
7 3 |
ART adherence¥ Low adherence a score (< 95%) |
ART adherence¥ (max = 100%) Range = 64-89.29 % Mean = 73.06 (4.99) |
|
Caused of HIV-infected Unprotected sex (CSWs) Injecting drug used Mother-to-child |
7 2 1 |
Drug-taking Behaviors Low drug-taking behaviors b scores (< 15) |
Drug-taking score (max=20) Range = 11-18 Mean = 14.37 (1.97) |
|
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|
Disclosed HIV status Yes (to spouse/family member) No |
6 4 |
||
|
Received VCT counseling Prior to taking ART During on ART |
Yes = 10 (all) Yes Yes |
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Had experiences with drug side effects No Yes |
3 7 |
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| Experiences of non-adherence problem | Yes = 10 (all) | ||
|
Skipped taking drugs Sometimes, occasionally |
10 (all) | ||
|
Ever used drug reminders No Yes (TV news time/mobile phone) |
8 1/1 |
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Note: VCT=Voluntary Counseling and Testing; CSWs = commercial sex workers; ART adherence score interpretation: ≥95% score means good adherence, < 95% means inconsistent drug taking (according to Thai Ministry of Public Health (2021));
Tools used: a ART adherence score¥ b drug checklist report form; ¥ART adherence formula: Adherence level (%) = (Doses Taken/Total Expected Doses) *100 Adherence ((Afe et al., 2017)