Table 5. Patients' perception of adherence to different treatment regimens in terms of frequency (n) and percentage distribution (%).

ESRD-AQ: End Stage Renal Disease-Adherence Questionnaire

ESRD-AQ item #	Perception on importance	Highly/very important, n (%)	Moderately important, n (%)	Little/no important, n (%)
11	How important do you think it is to follow your dialysis schedule?	100 (84.0)	9 (7.6)	10 (8.4)
22	How important do you think it is to take your medicines as scheduled?	102 (85.7)	14 (11.8)	3 (2.5)
32	How important do you think it is to limit your fluid intake?	81 (68.1)	23 (19.3)	15 (12.6)
41	How important do you think it is important for you to watch your diet daily?	92 (77.3)	17 (14.3)	10 (8.4)