| Beliefs and practice based questionnaires |
Standard Care Group
n=120 (%) |
Intervention Care Group n=120 (%) |
| Pre-KABP responses |
Post- KABP responses |
Pre- KABP responses |
Post- KABP responses |
| 19. |
Do you think you can stop taking the antiretroviral therapy once you feel better? |
| Yes it can be stopped |
5(4.2) |
3(2.5) |
3(2.5) |
|
| No, it should be continued* |
30(25) |
52(43.3) |
36(30) |
95(79.2) |
| Don’t know |
85(70.8) |
65(54.2) |
81(67.5) |
25(20.8) |
| 20. |
Do you know how many different medications (with name) you are currently taking? |
| Yes* |
7(5.8) |
17(14.1) |
9(7.5) |
17(14.2) |
| Remember only few* |
15(12.5) |
18(15) |
16(13.3) |
23(19.2) |
| Don’t know |
98(81.7) |
85(70.9) |
95(79.2) |
80(66.6) |
| 21. |
What do you do when you have Diarrhea? |
| Stop eating food |
17(14.2) |
13(10.8) |
17(14.2) |
10(8.3) |
| Keep drinking fluids* |
47(39.2) |
57(47.5) |
41(34.2) |
87(72.5) |
| Don’t know |
56(46.6) |
50(41.7) |
62(51.6) |
23(19.2) |
| 22. |
What do you do when you experience nausea while taking antiretroviral therapy? |
| Take the pill with food* |
25(20.8) |
30(25) |
14(11.7) |
71(59.2) |
| Stop taking the pill |
15(12.5) |
10(8.3) |
12(10) |
3(2.5) |
| Take the pill without food |
5(4.2) |
5(4.2) |
7(5.8) |
8(6.7) |
| Don’t know |
75(62.5) |
75(62.5) |
87(72.5) |
38(31.6) |
| 23. |
Do you skip your antiretroviral medications? |
| Yes , very often |
12(10) |
12(10) |
14(11.7) |
13(10.8) |
| No* |
58(48.3) |
56(46.7) |
52(43.3) |
53(44.2) |
| Sometimes |
50(41.7) |
52(43.3) |
54(45) |
54(45) |
| 24. |
What do you do if you miss your antiretroviral medications? |
| |
Skip |
39(32.5) |
37(30.8) |
40(33.3) |
20(16.7) |
| |
Take when remember |
46(38.3) |
45(37.5) |
54(45) |
11(9.2) |
| |
Skip if it’s time for next dose* |
33(27.5) |
36(30) |
24(20) |
89(74.1) |
| |
Double the next dose |
2(1.7) |
2(1.7) |
2(1.7) |
|
| 25. |
Does anyone help you in taking your antiretroviral medications regularly? |
| |
Yes |
94(78.3) |
96(80) |
90(75) |
90(75) |
| |
No* |
26(21.7) |
24(20) |
30(25) |
30(25) |
*Correct responses