From: The secret life of young adolescents living with HIV in northern Mozambique - a mixed methods study
n | % | |
---|---|---|
Reports being currently on ART | 30 | 97.0 |
Remembers age of ART initiation | 23 | 70.0 |
Age recalled for ART initiation, median [IQR] (n = 23) | 10 [5–11] | |
Person responsible for administering ART (n = 30) | ||
Self | 14 | 45.0 |
Caregiver | 8 | 26.0 |
Both self and caregiver | 8 | 26.0 |
Number of ARV pills taken per day | ||
One ARV pill per day | 22 | 71.0 |
Two or more ARV pills per day | 9 | 29.0 |
Number of times a day to take the ART | ||
One | 26 | 84.0 |
Two | 5 | 16.0 |
Know the names of the ARVs prescribed | 2 | 6.0 |
Missed ART on at least one day in past 30 days | 11 | 35.0 |
Took ART as instructed over past 30 days | ||
Always | 16 | 51.0 |
Almost always | 12 | 39.0 |
Sometimes/usually | 3 | 10.0 |
Difficulty taking ART as instructed | ||
Not hard/not very hard | 29 | 93.0 |
Somewhat hard | 2 | 6.0 |
Reported reasons for any missed ART doses past 30 days | ||
None missed | 21 | 68.0 |
Forgot | 8 | 26.0 |
Different routine | 1 | 3.0 |
Unwell or vomiting | 1 | 3.0 |
Fed up or tired or taking ARVs | 1 | 3.0 |
Goes to clinic appointments | ||
On my own | 25 | 81.0 |
With my father | 6 | 19.0 |
Have to take time off of school to attend clinic visit | 14 | 45.0 |
Have spent at least one night in the hospital in the last year because of being too sick to go home | 7 | 11.0 |
Viral load within 6 months of survey | 37 | 62.0a |
Viral load results (n = 37) | ||
VL < 50 copies/mL (n = 37) | 9 | 24.0 |
VL < 1000 copies/mL (n = 37) | 17 | 46.0 |