Table 3. Behavioral, psycho-social, health service, and ART drug-related information among adults on ART at public health facilities of North Shew Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2019.

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Experienced ART related side effects	Yes	189	61.0
	No	121	39.0
Type of side effects	Skin rash	52	16.8
	Vomiting	77	24.8
	Diarrhea	58	18.7
	Others*	2	0.7
Decision made by patients during side-effects	Discontinue ART till next Appointment	72	23.2
	Continue ART till next Appointment	42	13.5
	Immediately call for health care providers	43	13.9
	Others**	32	10.3
Pills taken by patients per day	1–3 pills	247	79.7
	Above 3 pills	63	20.3
Use memory aids to take ARV drugs	Yes	169	54.5
	No	141	45.5
Type of memory aids commonly used	Pill box	42	13.5
	Written schedule	38	12.3
	Watch alarm	75	24.2
	Family members	11	3.5
	Others***	3	1.0
Feels Comfortable when taking ARV drugs in front of others	Yes	78	25.2
	No	232	74.8
Reasons for not feeling comfortable	Fear of stigma	138	44.5
	Fear of insult from partner	66	21.3
	Others****	28	9.0
Get social support	Yes	121	39.0
	No	189	61.0
Pattern of emotional life	Unstable	110	35.5
	Stable	200	64.5
Medication schedule interfere with daily activity	Yes	168	54.2
	No	142	45.8
Use any substance in the last seven days	Yes	182	58.7
	No	128	41.3
Type of substance used in the last seven days	Alcohol	102	56.0
	Cigarette	39	21.4
	Khat	41	22.5
Missed prescribed doses in the last month	Yes	100	32.3
	No	210	67.7
Number of doses missed in the last one month	0 doses	210	67.7
	1–2 doses	35	11.3
	3 doses	11	3.6
	4 and more doses	54	17.4
Reasons for a missed dose	Being busy	19	6.1
	Due to ART side effects	21	6.8
	Forgetting	23	7.4
	Living far away	37	11.9
Distance from ART clinic	< 10killometers	119	38.4
	10killometers and above	191	61.6

Others* (sever headach¹, and nausea¹), Others** (take pain killers¹², visit private clinic⁹, visit health facility¹¹), Others*** (calendar², and partner⁸), Others**** (lack of confidence¹⁶, and fear of insult from parents¹²)