Table 4.
Strategies by Goals: Specific Categories
| GOALS → | FIGHT HCV | STRENGTHENING THE BODY | MANAGING CONSEQUENCES | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRATEGIES ↓ | Fight HCV | Boost Immunity | Stay Healthy | Healthy Liver | Minimizing Stress | Manage Symptoms | Manage Sides | Learning to Live with HCV | Avoid Infecting Others |
| Medical Self Care | |||||||||
| CAM | 56 | 19 | 15 | 48 | 0 | 59 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Refuse / Delay Tx | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Self-Admin. Meds | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Behavior Change | |||||||||
| Adjust Activity Level | 28 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| Hygiene | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| Dietary | 53 | 19 | 30 | 53 | 4 | 66 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| Coping | |||||||||
| Cognitive | 30 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 2 |
| Religious / Spiritual | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
Note. N = 385 (42 Interview Respondents + 79 Narrators + 264 Discussions)
For clarity of presentation, we sum counts across the 3 data sources; counts for specific sources are available from the authors.