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Table 4 Factors affecting adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy

From: A cross-sectional study on caregivers’ perspective of the quality of life and adherence of paediatric HIV patients to highly active antiretroviral therapy

Factors

Yes

No

N (%)

N (%)

Child Related factors

 Problem with formulation

52 (72.3)

138 (27.7)

 Bitter medication

99 (52.7)

89 (47.3)

Caregiver Related factors

 I was away from Home

114 (60.6)

74 (39.4)

 Always around child

7 (3.7)

181 (96.3)

 Did not want others to see

116 (61.7)

72 (38.3)

 Don’t Know how to use medicine

21 (11.2)

167 (88.8)

 Too busy and forget

73 (38.8)

115 (61.2)

 No money to take child to clinic

107 (56.9)

NA

Institutional related Factors

 Medicine was not available in the clinic

5 (2.7)

NA

  1. NA Not Applicable, means answer was not provided by respondent