Table 5 Impacts of self-reported ADRs on perception of treatment and social interaction, ART clinic, Gondar University Hospital, June 2012

Impacts on patients perception on treatment patients who:

Decided to skip medication due to ADRs^*

10 (2.6)

0.54

0.51

0.35

0.55

0.26

0.48

0.20

0.21

0.42

0.78

0.26

Consider ART unsuccessful due to ADRs^**

114 (31.0)

1.43

0.10

7.42^b

5.00^a

29.53^c

25.93 ^c

14.47 ^c

24.43^c

1.43

13.63^c

13.70^c

Impacts of ADR on patients’ social interaction patients who:

Perceive that people avoid them due to observed ADRs^**

21 (32.9)

5.68 ^a

0.76

11.97^c

12.7^c

28.13^c

26.67 ^c

18.28 ^c

23.15^c

3.19^a

8.45^b

14.94^c

Tend to reduce/avoid social interaction because of ADRs^**

119 (32.2)

2.11

0.26

9.87 c

7.96^b

33.20

26.67^c

20.88 _c

3.40^c

1.87

8.45^b

6.70 ^c

Perceive family members avoid them when ADRs occurred ^**

57 (15.4)

0.99

3.35^a

2.19

0.06

0.08

1.01

0.45

3.40^a

0.03

0.99

6.70^b

Talk to family members about ADRs as it appears^**

296 (80.0)

14.32^c

10.24^c

5.92 ^b

7.73^b

4.34^a

2.84

0.61

2.21

0.31

0.01

0.62