Table 3. Availability of Adherence Measures during First 6 Months on ART.
Pharmacy-based measures | Self-reported measures | ||||
MPR | PDC | TVR | VAS | %NoMD | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
All patients (n = 2,510) | |||||
available | 2,458 (97.9%) | 2,458 (97.9%) | 2,242 (89.3%) | 1,496 (59.6%) | 1,505 (60.0%) |
missing | 52 (2.1%) | 52 (2.1%) | 268 (10.7%) | 1,014 (40.4%) | 1,005 (40.0%) |
Patients enrolled on ART before ART adherence assessment form introduced (n = 696) | |||||
available | 645 (92.7%) | 645 (92.7%) | 589 (84.6%) | 8 (1.1%) | 8 (1.1%) |
missing | 51 (7.3%) | 51 (7.3%) | 107 (15.4%) | 688 (98.9%) | 688 (98.9%) |
Patients enrolled on ART after ART adherence assessment form introduced (n = 1,814) | |||||
available | 1,813 (99.9%) | 1,813 (99.9%) | 1,653 (91.1%) | 1,488 (82.0%) | 1,497 (82.5%) |
missing | 1 (0.1%) | 1 (0.1%) | 161 (8.9%) | 326 (18.0%) | 317 (17.5%) |
MPR = Medication possession ratio; PDC = Proportion of days covered; TVR = Timely visit ratio; VAS = Visual analogue scale; %NoMD = Proportion of visits with no missed dose reported.