Table 2.
HIV treatment optimism measures and components
| Variable | % Agreement | Mean (sd)a | Standardized factor loading |
% Variance explained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reduced-severity optimism | ||||
| Now that we have treatment, prevention isn’t as important as it used to be. | 20.2 | 1.72 (1.00) | 0.54 | 28.6 |
| AIDS is on the decline because of ARVs. | 34.8 | 2.08 (1.16) | 0.59 | 34.7 |
| ARVs can rid your body of the virus. | 17.1 | 1.61 (0.97) | 0.75 | 56.1 |
| Living with HIV on ARVs is like living without HIV. | 27.7 | 1.91 (1.07) | 0.63 | 39.7 |
| Reduced-susceptibility optimism | ||||
| I believe new tablets (ARVs) make people with HIV less likely to spread the virus. | 36.7 | 2.18 (1.20) | --- | --- |
a
1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=agree, 4=strongly agree