Table 1.

Reasons for Missing Medications and ACTG Adherence Scores (M ± SD) by Gender

	Overall (N = 302)	Male (n = 206)	Female (n = 74)	Transgender (n = 22)
1. Simply forgot	59%	60%	55%	67%
2. Too busy with other things	42%	43%	35%	64%
3. Away from home	38%	39%	36%	41%
4. Problems taking pills at specified times	38%	37%	38%	50%
5. Slept through dose time	37%	35%	41%	41%
6. Felt depressed or overwhelmed	33%	31%	34%	50%
7. Felt sick or ill	28%	27%	23%	59%**
8. Wanted to avoid side effects	24%	22%	23%	45%
9. Had too many pills to take	16%	12%	16%	50%**
Non-Adherence Total Score	14.2 ± 5.2	13.9 ± 5.0	14.4 ± 5.6	17.1 ± 5.7*
Pill-taking problem score	7.4 ± 3.2	7.1 ± 2.9	7.6 ± 3.4	9.7 ± 4.0**
Forgetfulness score	6.8 ± 2.9	6.7 ± 2.8	6.8 ± 3.1	7.4 ± 3.3
% Non-Adherent (Total score > 20)	14%	12%	14%	32%*

Note. M = mean; SD = standard deviation

^*significantly higher than male adults (p < .05);

^**significantly higher than both male and female adults (p < .01)