Table 2.
ART adherence and adherence behaviors among HIV positive clinic patients reporting no use and current use of alcohol.
| No Alcohol Use (N=149) | Alcohol Use (N=293) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adherence behavior | N | % | N | % | X2 | p |
| Taking single tablet ART | 123 | 83 | 239 | 82 | 0.1 | .77 |
| Dispensed multiple months | 75 | 50 | 138 | 47 | 0.2 | .58 |
| Currently in adherence club | 92 | 62 | 176 | 60 | 0.1 | .86 |
| Discussed drinking while taking ART at clinic | 105 | 71 | 224 | 76 | 1.5 | .21 |
| Adherence | ||||||
| How many days did you miss taking your ART in past week? | ||||||
| 0 | 107 | 73 | 139 | 50 | ||
| 1–2 | 29 | 19 | 92 | 33 | ||
| 3–4 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 10 | ||
| 5–7 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 25.6 | .01 |
| How good a job have you done taking your ART in the past week? | ||||||
| Very poor | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | ||
| Poor | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | ||
| Fair | 16 | 11 | 29 | 10 | ||
| Good | 37 | 25 | 89 | 28 | ||
| Very good | 41 | 28 | 69 | 24 | ||
| Excellent | 48 | 32 | 86 | 30 | 5.3 | .37 |
| How often did you take your ART in the past week? | ||||||
| Did not take any | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | ||
| Took only a few | 14 | 9 | 21 | 7 | ||
| Took most | 39 | 27 | 93 | 32 | ||
| Every time, never missed | 95 | 64 | 170 | 58 | 6.6 | .15 |
| Total Adherence Score (M, SD) | 86.8 | 22.23 | 75.3 | 23.7 | 4.3 | .01 |
| Alcohol interactive toxicity beliefs | ||||||
| Alcohol and ART should never be mixed. | 112 | 75 | 203 | 70 | 2.4 | .30 |
| A person should stop taking ART when they are drinking alcohol. | 51 | 35 | 72 | 25 | 8.1 | .02 |
| Alcohol-ART avoidance | ||||||
| I Skip my ART tablets because I will be drinking alcohol | ||||||
| Never | 139 | 94 | 220 | 76 | ||
| Sometimes | 9 | 6 | 64 | 22 | ||
| Often | 0 | 5 | 2 | 21.9 | .01 | |