How to investigate Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment ... - INRUD

Chapter 5. Data Collection Tools and How to Fill Them
stayed in locally, but do not take into account the rest of the time. Calculate total travel
time in minutes.
Column J What time did you arrive at the clinic today?
• Calculate total time in clinic during this visit in minutes based on the time it is when
asking the question. It is useful before the interview to work out how long it is now since
the beginning of the clinic, so that it is quicker to calculate how long the patient has been
there. Write in minutes.
• If patient doesn't know the time, try and relate it to something else such as the beginning
of clinic, and calculate the time.
(For information only) May I see all the medicines you were given today and any
prescriptions you may have been given?
• Ask to see all the ARVS and non ARVS dispensed and the prescriptions for all drugs
prescribed. If the patient has no prescription, just look at the medicines given.
K L M N
All ARVS dispensed
All non-ARVS
dispensed
All ARVs well
labelled
All other medicines well
labelled
Column K
Were you asked to come back sooner than usual because they didn’t have all
the medicine you needed?
The patient may not know the word ARV, so it may help by picking up the
relevant medicines and asking whether all medicines like these were
dispensed. Write Yes or No.
Column L
Were you asked to go and buy any other medicine?
• Again the patient may not understand the word non-ARV. However, if not all prescribed
medicines have been dispensed, the patient would normally know as they would have
been asked to go and buy the missing medicine or to come back soon to pick up the
missing supply. Write yes or No.
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