Table 3.
Examination of Structural Barriers (Currently and/or in the Past Six Months) According to HAART Medication Adherence
| |
Adherence |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Do you face any of the following problems that make it difficult for you to take your HIV medications? | Adherent | Nonadherent | p valuea |
| Do you always have some place to sleep at night? | |||
| Yes | 17 (50.0) | 17 (50.0) | |
| No | 231 (63.8) | 131 (36.2) | 0.14 |
| Problems with medical insurance? | |||
| Yes | 32 (43.8) | 41 (56.2) | |
| No | 216 (66.9) | 107 (33.1) | 0.0004 |
| Problems with transportation to pick up your medicines? | |||
| Yes | 16 (36.4) | 28 (63.6) | |
| No | 232 (65.9) | 120 (34.1) | 0.0002 |
| Problems with transportation to get to the clinic for your visit with your provider? | |||
| Yes | 35 (47.9) | 38 (52.1) | |
| No | 213 (65.9) | 110 (34.1) | 0.0049 |
| Problems getting your medication prescriptions filled? | |||
| Yes | 24 (47.1) | 27 (52.9) | |
| No | 224 (64.9) | 121 (35.1) | 0.019 |
| Problems related to your job or school? | |||
| Yes | 20 (42.6) | 27 (57.4) | |
| No | 228 (65.3) | 121 (34.7) | 0.0035 |
| Problems dealing with your family or taking care of your children, either your own or someone else's children? | |||
| Yes | 16 (35.6) | 29 (64.4) | |
| No | 232 (66.1) | 119 (33.9) | 0.0001 |
| Number of structural barriers: | |||
| None | 152 (72.7) | 57 (27.3) | |
| One barrier | 59 (62.1) | 36 (37.9) | |
| Two or more barriers | 37 (40.2) | 55 (59.8) | < 0.0001 |
a
P values were obtained from Fisher's exact test examining the association of structural barriers with adherence.
HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy.