| ART makes you the same as people who are negative |
Necessity of ART |
Medication Importance |
| ART is health |
| ART allows a normal healthy life |
| Patients die without ART |
| Traditional or herbal medicines |
Perceived alternative treatments to ART |
| Patients health worsens when taking alternative medicines |
| 3 hour rule |
Avoid skipping a dose |
| Take ART even when late |
| Side effects experienced |
Side effects |
Medication Concerns |
| Unable to adhere due to side effects |
| Able to overcome side effects |
| Body unable to cope with ART for a long time |
Worries about long-term effects of ART |
| Worry about liver being affected |
| Worry about kidneys being affected |
| Too many pills |
Pill burden |
| Number of pills that should be taken |
| Unable to adhere due to the many pills |
| Able to adhere in spite of too many pills |
| ART needs to be improved |
Desire for a longer lasting treatment regime |
| Rumors of HIV cures in other countries |
| HIV cure needs to be invented |
| Worry about ART interacting with other medication |
Concerns about possible drug interactions |
| ART is the most important medication |
| Must take ART with food |
Perceived need for food |
| Must take ART with certain types of food |
| Do not want people to know your status |
Desire to avoid perceived stigma |
| Stigma and discrimination |
| Funerals |