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Table 4 ART non-adherence

From: Non-adherence to anti-retroviral therapy among HIV infected adults in Mon State of Myanmar

Variable

Number

Percent

30 days VAS

  ≥ 95% adherence

252

84.0

  < 95% adherence

48

16.0

Self-report 4 days recall dose adherence

 Adherence

271

90.3

 Non-adherence

29

9.7

Reasons for missed medication (n = 130)

 Busy

69

23.0

 Away home

53

17.7

 Forget

37

12.3

 Change in daily routine

23

7.7

 Asleep

15

5.0

 Sick

13

4.3

 Not want others to notice

8

2.7

 Side effects

6

2.0

 Too many pills

4

1.3

 Problems with taking pill

4

1.3

 Depressed

3

1.0

 Feel toxic

2

0.7

 Ran out of pills

2

0.7

  1. VAS Visual Analog Scale