Table 5.
Practice regarding ART
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Reasons for missed doses of ART (n = 151) | |
| • Can’t swallow pills | 3 (2.0) |
| • Lack of information | 1 (0.7) |
| • Busy doing something else | 16 (10.6) |
| • Away from home | 47 (31.1) |
| • Difficulty to comply with prescribed schedule | 14 (9.3) |
| • Forgetting | 56 (23.9) |
| • Health problem | 8 (5.3) |
| • Too many tablets to take | 3 (2.0) |
| • Other reasons | 68 (45.0) |
| Method to remember to take ART | |
| • No particular method (habits) | 190 (81.2) |
| • Help from a relative | 28 (12.0) |
| • Reminder device | 37 (15.8) |
| • Other | 7 (3.0) |
| Practices in the event of missed dose of ART | |
| • Skip the missed dose and take the next dose planned | 113 (48.3) |
| • Take the missed dose the next morning | 74 (31.6) |
| • Call the referring physician | 18 (7.7) |
| • Come to the hospital | 14 (6.0) |
| • Take the missed dose as soon as possible | 6 (2.6) |
| • Don’t know what to do | 6 (2.6) |
| • Other | 3 (1.2) |
| Resource used to answer questions regarding ART (n = 140) | |
| • Referring physician | 81 (57.9) |
| • Internet | 36 (25.7) |
| • Patient information leaflet | 30 (21.4) |
| • ART dispensing staff | 27 (19.3) |
| • Other PLHIV | 13 (9.3) |
| • PLHIV association | 8 (5.7) |
| • Do nothing | 8 (5.7) |
| • Other people (including family member, friends, etc.…) | 6 (4.3) |
| Practice of self-medication (n = 111) | |
| • Antibiotics | 30 (27.0) |
| • Antipyretics | 77 (69.4) |
| • NSAID | 11 (9.9) |
| • Antimalarial drugs | 4 (3.6) |
| • Proton pump inhibitor / H2 antagonists | 5 (4.5) |
| • Decoction and herbal medicine | 8 (7.2) |
| • Other | 26 (23.4) |