Table 1 Ranked mean score of attributes by experts in antiretroviral therapy service in Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 31)
Attribute of ART service | Rank |
|---|---|
Distance from a residential area to ART clinic | 1 |
Buddy system (others take drugs to home in place of a client) | 2 |
Location of ART service | 3 |
Time spent at clinics in ART pick ups | 4 |
ART refill (individualized or group) | 5 |
ARV drug administration | 6 |
Provider’s attitude | 7 |
Time of health facility operation (hours and days) | 8 |
ART packaging | 9 |
ARV drug pill burden | 10 |
Source of information on ART | 11 |
Total cost of the visit including transport | 12 |
Drug–drug interaction | 12 |
Frequency of receiving ART refills | 14 |
ART room labeling | 15 |
The spatial arrangement of the ART room | 16 |
Preferences on involvement in treatment decision-making | 17 |
Side and or long-term effects | 18 |
Time spent seeing a healthcare provider | 19 |
Convenience with social life, food requirement, time in taking drugs, and child care activity | 20 |
Novel ART delivery methods | 21 |
The person providing ART refills | 22 |
ARV drug efficacy | 23 |