Antiretroviral therapy adherence strategies used by patients of a large HIV clinic in Lesotho

Table 4 Barriers to ART-adherence

Answer^a	n = 28^b
Change in routine or an unpredicted event	10
Not bringing pills along when leaving the house	6
Running out of pills or being prevented from picking up refills	5
Alcohol	4
Work	4
Water and/or food were not available	3
Skipping doses of ART as told by clinic staff when he/she was late	2

^aBarriers mentioned by two respondents or more were included in the table
^bRespondents were allowed to mention as many options as preferred. Thus the number of response categories per person to each question could be higher than one

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