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.