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Assessment Of The Needs Of People With Hiv In Correctional Institutions

Table 5: Attitude of respondents to antiretroviral therapy (ART) (in% of the total number of respondents)

HAVE YOU BEEN SUGGESTED TO STARTTAKING ANTIRETROVIRALTHERAPY (ART)? Person %
It was offered, but I refused because: I don't believe in HIV 26 14
I feel good 90 47
In prison, they give bad pills / do not know how to heal 30 16
I can't figure out if I need to take pills 32 17
Your answer option 14 7,3
They offered it, I agreed and I drink because: I Felt bad before therapy 32 25
I believed the doctors 38 30
There were acquaintances whom therapy helped 36 28
I know a lot about HIV infection and therapy 18 14
Your answer option 4 3,1
They offered it, I agreed, but then I quit drinking therapy because: It seems to me that the pills are constantly different 20 44
Side effects appeared and did not go away 18 39
I can't take ART on time 2 4,3
I decided that HIV does not exist 4 8,7
Your answer option 2 4,3
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