Table 4: Medication related variables of HIV/AIDS patients at Dubbo St. Marry Hospital, Southern Ethiopia, 2016, (N = 320).

Variables Frequency Percent
Types of 1st line ART regimens (N = 254)

AZT + 3TC + EFZ

AZT + 3TC + NVP

TDF + 3TC + EFZ

TDF + 3TC + NVP

ABC + 3TC + AZT

70

20

102

40

22

27.5

8

40.2

15.7

8.6

Types of 2nd line ART regimens (N = 66)

AZT + 3TC + LPV/r

AZT + ABC + LPV/r

TDF + 3TC + LPV/r

28

22

16

42.4

33.3

24.3c

Number of pills taken per day

Less than three

Three-five

More than five drugs

112

126

82

35

39.4

25.6

Frequency of doses per day

Once

2 times

3 times

More than 3 times

80

144

48

48

25

45

15

15

Other concurrent medications

Anti TB drugs

CPT*

CV drugs

Contraceptives

Others

52

192

30

36

10

16.2

60

9.4

11.2

3.2

*Cotrimoxazole prophylactic therapy.