Assessment of Antiretroviral Treatment Adherence among Children Attending Care at a Tertiary Hospital in Southeastern Nigeria

Table 3

Reasons given by patients/caregivers for poor adherence.

Reasons for poor adherence	Number	Percent
Stigma	16	(84%)
Forgetfulness	6	(32%)
Caregiver not well	5	(26%)
Did not know drugs were daily	4	(21%)
Away from home	4	(21%)
Patient was sick	4	(21%)
Feeling healthy	3	(16%)
Unpleasant drug side effects	2	(11%)
Nonavailability of food	1	(5%)

Some respondents gave multiple reasons. Subjects/caregivers who gave more reasons have lower adherence to medications.