Table 3.

Frequency of HIV-Positive Persons Reporting Health Behavior Outcomes of Poor Access to Care, No Regular Source of HIV Care, and Suboptimal ART Adherence

Poor access to care items ( = 202)	Disagree responses (%)*
1. I am able to get medical care whenever I need it	24.0
2. Places where I can get medical care are very conveniently located	26.4
3. I have never gone without the medical care I needed because it is too expensive	42.3
4. I have easy access to the medical specialists that I need	22.4
5. It is easy for me to get medical care in an emergency	40.3
6. If I need hospital care, I can get admitted without any trouble	27.9
Overall: Reported poor access to 1 or more of the above items	77.0
No regular source of HIV Care (n = 202)	No
Do you currently have a regular place to go for your HIV medical care?	10.5
Suboptimal ART adherence (n = 142)	Less than all the time†
How often during the past week were you able to take your antiretroviral medications exactly as your doctor or nurse told you to?	42.5

* Poor access defined as strongly/somewhat disagree or unsure to the items above

† Suboptimal ART adherence defined as taking antiretroviral therapy none, a little, some, or most of the time (vs. all the time)