Table 1.

Excluded self-report adherence scales

Excluded adherence scale	Reason for exclusion
Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group (AACTG) Adherence Scale [90]	No validation studies were found in the literature search
Basel Assessment of Adherence Scale (BAAS) [91]	No validation studies were found in literature search.
Medication Adherence Evaluation Scale (MASS) [92]	No full-text article available
Medication Adherence Measure (MAM) interview [32]	Semi-structured interview and thus was not consistent between patients
Multicentre Aids Cohort Study (MACS) adherence form [93]	No adherence comparison measure