Research Article
Predictors of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among HIV/AIDS Patients in the Upper West Region of Ghana
Table 2
Patient antiretroviral therapy and disease characteristics.
| | Parameter | Frequency/percentage |
| | CD4 at diagnosis (cells/mm3) | | | <100 | 26 (15.1) | | 101–200 | 35 (20.3) | | 201–300 | 56 (32.6) | | >300 | 55 (32.0) | | Current ART regimen | | | Nevirapine based | 84 (41.8) | | Efavirenz based | 66 (32.8) | | Nevirapine based + septrin | 30 (14.9) | | Efavirenz based + septrin | 17 (8.5) | | Septrin | 4 (2.0) | | Current CD4 (cells/mm3) | | | <100 | 1 (0.6) | | 101–200 | 4 (2.4) | | 201–300 | 21 (12.5) | | >300 | 142 (84.5) | | Reason for missing ART | | | Forgetfulness | 35 (46.1) | | No food to take with | 7 (9.2) | | Away from home | 12 (15.8) | | Felt sick | 2 (2.6) | | Busy | 3 (3.9) | | Run out of drugs | 32 (42.1) |
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Data are presented as frequency and percentage. Data may not add up to 201 due to missing data.
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