Table 2.
Clinical and psychological characteristics of participants with HIV/AIDS who present poor adherence to HAART, treated in Salvador, Bahia, 2016.
| Variables | Total n = 47 (%) |
|---|---|
| Years since diagnosis (n = 45) (Md; min-max) | 13.5 (2–28) |
| Years of HAART (n = 40) (Md; min-max) | 13 (1–20) |
| Number of pills per day (Md; min-max) | 3 (1–9) |
| Self-reported Adherence ≥ 95% | 24 (51.1) |
| CD4+ (Md; min-max) | 366 (1–970) |
| Viral load (n = 45) | |
| 400–100,000 | 36 (80) |
| 100,000 | 9 (20) |
| Other chronic diseases with medication | 16 (34.0) |
| Depression with medication | 5 (10.6) |
| Depressiona | |
| Minimal | 9 (19.1) |
| Mild | 10 (21.3) |
| Moderate | 19 (40.4) |
| Severe | 9 (19.1) |
| Anxietyb | |
| Minimal | 11 (23.4) |
| Mild | 15 (31.9) |
| Moderate | 13 (27.7) |
| Severe | 8 (17.0) |
a
Beck Depression Inventory – BDI, Portuguese version. Minimal 0–11, Mild 12–19, Moderate 20–35 and Severe 36–63.
b
Beck Anxiety Inventory – BAI, Portuguese version. Minimal 0–10, Mild 11–19, Moderate 20–30 and Severe 31–63.