Table 5 Health beliefs towards TCAM HIV treatment
Domain | Variable | Median | Interquartile range |
|---|---|---|---|
Perceived benefits (Median = 2.50, Interquartile range = 1.00) | Adherence to TCAM HIV treatment can prolong my life | 4.00a | 2 |
| Â | Adherence to TCAM HIV treatment can decrease the chances of getting worse | 4.00 | 1 |
Perceived barriers (Median = 3.00, Interquartile range = 1.50) | Dealing with TCAM HIV treatment side effects is stressful | 3.00 | 2 |
| Â | TCAM HIV treatment cause annoying side effects | 3.00 | 2 |
| Â | Taking TCAM HIV treatment interferes a great deal with normal activities | 3.00 | 2 |
| Â | Taking TCAM HIV treatment costs a lot | 2.00 | 3 |
Perceived severity (Median = 2.75, Interquartile range = 0.75) | My current infection with HIV will lead to serious long-term health problems (reverse scored) | 3.00 | 2 |
| Â | I will become very sick as a result of my infection with HIV (reverse scored) | 3.00 | 1 |
| Â | Compared to other illnesses, HIV infection is not serious | 3.00 | 2 |
| Â | Whenever I get sick it seems to be serious (reverse scored) | 2.00 | 2 |