Table 1.
Reported barriers to treatment with anti-retroviral therapy at the Baylor-Swaziland paediatric clinic, from most problematic to least problematic (n = 24)
| "Never a problem" | "Hardly ever a problem" | "Frequent problem" | "Almost always a problem" | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Got in the way of daily schedule; too busy" | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2 | "Family and/or friends don't help me remember" | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | "Difficulty drawing medicine; spillage" | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | "Forgot to take medications" | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | "Away from home" | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | "Didn't feel like taking it; needed a break" | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | "Didn't want friends asking questions; felt embarrassed" | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | "Nowhere to keep it at school or work" | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | "Not sure if dose was taken" | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | "Fell asleep" | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | "Got sick with another illness; wasn't feeling well" | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | "Ran out of medications" | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 |