Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among People Living with HIV in Nepal
Table 2
Patient demographic characteristics (n = 165).
| Variables | Frequency (%) |
| Age (in years) | 18–38 | 68 (41.2) | 39–58 | 78 (47.3) | 59–78 | 19 (11.5) | Sex | Male | 97 (58.8) | Female | 68 (41.2) | Education level | Can’t read and write (i.e., illiterate) | 43 (26.1) | Just read and write | 74 (44.8) | Secondary | 37 (22.4) | Bachelor | 11 (6.7) | Occupation | Service | 2 (1.2) | Business | 23 (13.9) | Labor | 24 (14.5) | Agriculture | 99 (60) | Unemployed | 10 (6.1) | Other | 7 (4.2) | Smoking habit in the past 1 month | Never | 111 (67.3) | 1-2 cigarettes per day | 40 (24.2) | 3-4 cigarettes per day | 7 (4.2) | More than four cigarettes per day | 7 (4.2) | Alcohol consumption habit in the past 1 month | Never | 123 (74.5) | Once a month | 23 (13.9) | 2-3 times a month | 15 (9.1) | 2-3 times a week | 2 (1.2) | 3-4 times a week | 1 (0.6) | Daily | 1 (0.6) | Drug addiction history | Never | 154 (98.3) | In the past, but not currently | 1 (0.6) | Yes, currently | 10 (6.1) | HIV diagnosed | Less than a year ago | 1 (0.6) | 1–3 years ago | 6 (3.6) | More than 3 years ago | 158 (95.8) | Start of ART | Less than a year ago | 4 (2.4) | 1–3 years ago | 6 (3.6) | More than 3 years ago | 155 (93.9) | Disclosure of HIV status | No | 7 (4.2) | Yes | 158 (95.8) | Educational intervention received | No | 6 (3.6) | Yes | 159 (96.4) |
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