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. 2019 Jun 21;23(9):2576–2587. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02563-z

Table 3.

Reason for missing ART by time point and condition

Control Enhanced intervention
Baseline (n = 106) 12 month post-partum (n = 45) Baseline (n = 134) 12 month post-partum (n = 69)
Reasons % % % %
Were away from home 49.1 31.1 57.5 50.7
Were busy with other things 46.2 44.4 52.2 33.3
Had a change in routine 37.7 35.6 38.1 31.9
Simply forgot 34.0 42.2 44.8 30.4
Did not want others to notice you taking medication 42.5 28.9 40.4 29.0
Had problems taking pills at specified times (with meals, on an empty stomach, etc.) 39.6 20.0 34.3 36.2
Fell asleep or slept through dose time 33.0 31.1 38.1 33.3
Felt depressed or overwhelmed 35.8 35.6 43.3 26.1
Felt like the drug was toxic or harmful 39.6 20.0 35.8 34.8
Wanted to avoid the side effects 32.1 26.7 43.3 23.2
Had too many pills to take 30.2 37.8 40.3 23.2
Had problems taking medication due to lack of food 27.4 17.8 32.8 33.3
Felt sick or ill 26.4 33.3 30.6 23.2
Ran out of pills 16.0 13.3 24.6 29.0