Table 3.
Knowledge of PLHIV towards antiretroviral therapy (n = 165).
| Questions | Correct response frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| (1) What is the name of your ART medication? | |
| TDF + 3TC + DTG | 0 |
| ABC + 3TC + DTG | 0 |
| AZT + 3TC + DTG | 0 |
| AZT + 3TC + ATV/r (or LPV/r) | 0 |
| (2) How many tablets should you take each day for your ART medication? | |
| One tab | 165 (100) |
| Two tab | 0 |
| Three tab | 0 |
| Four tab | 0 |
| Five tab | 0 |
| Six tab | 0 |
| (3) How should you take your ART? | |
| At a fixed time | 164 (99.4) |
| At a variable time | 1 (0.6) |
| (4) How do you take your ART in relation to food intake? | |
| After food | 128 (77.6) |
| Half an hour before meal | 1 (0.6) |
| Either with or without food | 36 (21.8) |
| (5) How long should you take your ART? | |
| Lifelong | 139 (84.2) |
| For some years | 3 (1.8) |
| Can be stopped by doctor depending on CD4 count | 0 |
| Don't know | 23 (13.9) |
| (6) What is the main purpose of ART? | |
| Suppress the power of HIV | 56 (33.9) |
| It does not cure the disease forever | 24 (14.5) |
| It suppress the power of HIV but does not cure the disease forever | 44 (26.7) |
| Cure HIV/AIDS | 0 |
| Don't know | 41 (24.8) |
| (7) What is the effect of ART on HIV viral load? | |
| Decreases HIV viral load | 96 (58.2) |
| Increases HIV viral load | 0 |
| Does nothing to HIV viral load | 1 (0.6) |
| Don't know | 68 (41.2) |
| (8) What is the effect of ART on CD4 count? | |
| Decreases CD4 cells count | 2 (1.2) |
| Increases CD4 cells count | 89 (53.9) |
| Don't know | 75 (45.5) |
| (9) What is the effect of ART on mother-to-child HIV transmission? | |
| It can prevent transmission | 111 (67.3) |
| It can't prevent transmission | 5 (3) |
| Don't know | 50 (30.3) |
| (10) How much percentage of ART adherence is required to achieve optimum suppression of HIV viral load? | |
| Up to 94% | — |
| 95–100% | 128 (77.6) |
| Don't know | 37 (22.4) |
| (11) Does missing your ART medication reduce treatment efficiency? | |
| Reduces treatment efficiency | 88 (53.3) |
| Does not reduce treatment efficiency | 77 (46.6) |