Table 5.
The questionnaire design.
| Sections | Questions |
|---|---|
| Demographics | 1-Age (years) |
| 2- Gender | |
| Details of AIT & Causes of non compliance / poor compliance | 3-When did you start receiving the allergy injections? |
| 4-When did you stop receiving the injections? | |
| 5- If you stopped your injection treatment, Why? | |
| 1. Pain or reactions at injection site | |
| 2. Time needed to wait after injections | |
| 3. Frequent dosing schedule | |
| 4. Long duration of treatment | |
| 5. Distance from area of residence | |
| 6. Pregnancy | |
| 7. Doctors decision | |
| 8. Difficult to leave work | |
| 9. Others (please specify) | |
| Please answer the following questions if you were started on SLIT: | |
| 6- When did you start taking allergy treatment (SLIT)? | |
| 7-When did you stop taking allergy treatment drops under the tongue/SLIT | |
| 8- If you stopped your treatment what are the reasons? | |
| 1. Local reactions/ side effects (itching, pain, swelling under the tongue ) 2. Difficult dose schedule | |
| 3. Long treatment duration | |
| 4. No improvement with this treatment | |
| 5. Improvement in symptoms, no need for treatment | |
| 6. Pregnancy | |
| 7. Doctor's decision | |
| 8. Others (please specify) |