Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Socio-demographic	Treatment regimen	Disease condition	Healthcare team
Age	Name of HBV antiviral medication	Duration of HBV infection	Language spoken at the consultation with the doctor
Sex	Dose scheduling instructions	Patient’s perception of their general health	Whether the patient understood their doctor
Highest level of education	Dietary instructions	Patient’s perception of their disease condition	Whether they had received an education session by health professional about their disease condition and their understanding of the importance of medication adherence
Country of birth	Length of treatment	Complications experienced
Ethnicity	Number of prescription pills taken per day	Cirrhosis status
Language spoken at home	Whether patient had skipped taking their medications before
	The last time they had skipped taking their medications
	Reasons for failing to take their medications
	Side effects
	Patient’s perception of the therapeutic benefit of their medication
	Type of medication packaging
	Use of memory aid