Table 2.
Distribution of the adherent and noncompliant people living with HIV/AIDS, according to factors related to the disease.
| Factor | Adherence level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High n (%) | Medium/Low n (%) | P | ||
| Having information about ART | Yes | 86 (65.6) | 45 (34.4) | 0.028 |
| No | 11 (40.7) | 16 (59.3) | ||
| Having side effects due to ART | Yes | 28 (59.6) | 19 (40.4) | 0.899 |
| No | 69 (62.2) | 42 (37.8) | ||
| Having social support resources | Yes | 92 (64.8) | 50 (35.2) | 0.019 |
| No | 5 (31.3) | 11 (68.8) | ||
| Being satisfied with healthcare professionals’ attitudes | Yes | 94 (61.8) | 58 (38.2) | 0.677 |
| No | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) | ||
| Stigma | Yes | 43 (64.2) | 24 (35.8) | 0.537 |
| No | 54 (59.3) | 37 (40.7) | ||
| Using reminders | Yes | 38 (66.7) | 19 (33.3) | 0.394 |
| No | 59 (58.4) | 42 (41.6) | ||
| Having financial problems | Yes | 8 (61.5) | 5 (38.5) | 1.000 |
| No | 89 (61.4) | 56 (38.6) | ||