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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Nurs Stud. 2012 Sep 13;50(4):487–494. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.08.018

Table 1.

Data from preliminary surveys of the target population

(Wang et al., 2008)
N=308
April–July 06		 (Wang et al., 2010)
N=116
July 07–April 08
Subject characteristics
 Male 193 (63%) 97 (84%)
 Mean age 41 years (Range 18, 73) 37 years (Range 24, 54)
 Rural resident 244 (79%) Not available
 Mean annual income 861 Yuan (individual) (137 USD) 7147 Yuan (household) (1,135 USD)
 Married or cohabiting 210 (68%) 58 (50%)
 Less than high school education 258 (84%) 85 (73%)
 History of injection drug abuse Not available 116 (100%)
 Current injection drug abuse 25 (8%) 77 (66%)
Recruitment sites 7 Treatment sites in Hunan, Hubei, & Anhui Provinces 3 Treatment sites in Hunan Province
Prevalence of non adherence (Number and percent of subjects self-reporting having missed at least one dose of medication in the past 7 days) 64 (20%) 77 (66%)
Conclusions Non adherence was associated with current heroin use and failure to use reminder strategies Home visits and telephone calls improved adherence, quality of life, and depressive symptoms.