Table 1.
Construct | Domain | Interview questions |
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Adherence rationale | Decision to initiate ART | Why did you decide to start taking HAART? |
Has there been a “turning point” in your HIV experience—event or experience that changed the way you live with HIV? | ||
Model of ART interaction with HIV | How does HIV work? | |
How does ART work? | ||
Do you believe that HIV's still there even if your viral load is low? | ||
Have you ever given yourself a drug holiday? If so, why did you do this? | ||
Do you need to take ART in the way your doctor told you to for it to work? Why or why not? | ||
How often do you have to take your medication to be satisfied you are doing a good job? | ||
Ongoing adherence problem solving | Is it OK to adjust your ART medication yourself? | |
Does your body tell you when to take your medication? | ||
Have you recently missed one or more doses of medication? How do you explain this? | ||
Adherence metaphors | Sticking to my medication schedule is like…. |
ART, antiretroviral therapy; HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy.