Table 2 Patient Medication adherence
From: Adherence to anti-retroviral therapy among HIV patients in Bangalore, India
Missed Medications in Lifetime* | Yes n – value (%) | No n – value (%) |
|---|---|---|
Ever Missed medications since starting ART$ | 21 (39.6%) | 32 (60.4%) |
Missed medications$ in the last 6 months | 19 (35.8%) | 34 (64.2%) |
Missed medications$ in the last month | 16 (30.2%) | 37 (69.8%) |
Missed medications$ in the last week | 10 (18.9%) | 43 (81.1%) |
Patient perception of well-being | ||
• Sick | 3 (50.0%) | 3 (50%) |
• Stable | 9 (39.1%) | 14 (60.9%) |
• Normal | 9 (37.5%) | 15 (62.5%) |
Previous AIDS defining illness: | ||
• Yes | 9 (28%) | 24 (72%) |
• No | 10 (50%) | 10 (50%) |
Ailments presently suffering from | ||
• AIDS | 8 (27.6%) | 21 (72.4%) |
• Well(none) | 4 (44.4%) | 5 (55.6%) |
• Ill not AIDS | 9 (60%) | 6 (40%) |
Time since Diagnosis (years) | ||
• <1 | 2 (33.3%) | 8 (66.7%) |
• 1–4 | 8 (44.4%) | 10 (55.6%) |
• 5+ | 13 (35%) | 14 (65%) |
Number of years since patient became ill | ||
• < 1 yr | 5 (57.1%) | 8 (42.9%) |
• 1–4 | 9 (39.1%) | 14 (60.9%) |
• 5+ | 7 (35.7%) | 10 (64.3%) |
Time since starting ART (years) | ||
• < 1 | 5 (50%) | 8 (50%) |
• 1–4 | 10 (35.7%) | 18 (64.3%) |
• 5+ | 6 (50%) | 6 (50%) |
Number of tablets/day | ||
• <5 | 7 (24.1%) | 22 (75.9%) |
• 5–9 | 10 (58.8%) | 7 (41.2%) |
• 10+ | 3 (50%) | 3 (50%) |
Food Restriction | ||
• Yes | 12 (52.2%) | 11 (47.8%) |
• No | 9 (30%) | 21 (70%) |
Temperature Restriction | ||
• Yes | 3 (60%) | 2 (40%) |
• No | 18 (37.5%) | 30 (62.5%) |
Time Restriction | ||
• Yes | 12 (50%) | 12 (50%) |
• No | 9 (31%) | 20 (69%) |
Perceived difficulty of regimen | ||
• Simple | 11 (33.3%) | 22 (66.7%) |
• Moderate | 10 (50%) | 10 (50%) |
Any Side Effects | ||
• None | 9 (34.6%) | 17 (65.4%) |
• GI symptoms@ | 6 (50%) | 6 (50%) |
• CNS | 2 (40%) | 3 (60%) |
• Rash/Skin discolouration | 0 | 3 (100%) |
• Metabolic reasons (non-lipid)^ | 2 (66.7%) | 1 (33.3%) |
• Lipid Problems | 2 (50%) | 2 (50%) |