Variables | Felege Hiwot Hospital | Gondar University Hospital | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
Adherence status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Adherent | 231 | 91.7 | 186 | 73.8 | 417 | 82.7 |
Nonadherent | 21 | 8.3 | 66 | 26.2 | 87 | 17.3 |
Readiness status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Ready | 242 | 96.0 | 192 | 76.2 | 434 | 86.1 |
Not ready | 10 | 4.0 | 60 | 23.8 | 70 | 13.9 |
Motivation to take HAART | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Not at all motivated | 1 | 0.4 | 10 | 4.0 | 11 | 2.2 |
Partially motivated | 18 | 7.1 | 56 | 22.2 | 74 | 14.7 |
Highly motivated | 233 | 92.5 | 186 | 73.8 | 419 | 83.1 |
Reasons for nonadherence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Drug side effects | 4 | 19.1 | 23 | 34.9 | 27 | 31.0 |
Other health problems | 6 | 28.6 | 13 | 19.7 | 19 | 21.8 |
Getting a relief | 1 | 4.8 | 4 | 6.1 | 5 | 5.75 |
Drug scarcity | 2 | 9.5 | 2 | 3.0 | 4 | 4.6 |
Others | 8 | 38.1 | 24 | 36.4 | 32 | 36.8 |
Reasons for nonreadiness to HAART | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Anxiety | - | - | 31 | 51.7 | 31 | 44.3 |
Hopelessness | 8 | 80.0 | 11 | 18.3 | 19 | 27.1 |
Confusion | - | - | 14 | 23.3 | 14 | 20.0 |
Denial | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 1.7 | 3 | 4.3 |
Others | - | - | 3 | 5.0 | 3 | 4.3 |