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 |