Table 1 A scale used to determine the adherence level for co-trimoxazole prophylaxis among HIV infected pregnant women
No. | Questions | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
i | Do you sometimes forget to take your co-trimoxazole tablets? | 0 | 1 |
ii | People sometimes miss taking their medicines for reasons other than forgetting. Thinking over the past 2 weeks, were there any days when you did not take your co-trimoxazole tablets? | 0 | 1 |
iii | Have you ever cut back or stopped taking co-trimoxazole without telling your doctor because you felt worse when you took it? | 0 | 1 |
iv | When you travel or leave home, do you sometimes forget to bring along co-trimoxazole tablets? | 0 | 1 |
v | Did you take your co-trimoxazole tablets yesterday? | 1 | 0 |
vi | Taking medicines every day is a real inconvenient for some people. Do you ever feel hassled about sticking to your treatment plan? | 0 | 1 |
vii | How often do you have difficulty remembering to take co-trimoxazole tablets? | ||
□ Never/Rarely = 1 | |||
□ Once in a while = 0.75 | |||
□ Sometimes = 0.5 | |||
□ Usually = 0.25 | |||
□ All the time = 0 | |||
TOTAL SCORE | |||