Table 3. Health care and treatment - obstacles.

Obstacles	Obstacles
Objective dimension	Subjective dimension
Interference with daily activities: sleep disruption	Depressive moods, irritability, nervousness and stress
Undesirable effects: nausea, stomach pain and malaise	Feelings of rebellion and non-acceptance of the disease
Medication characteristics: palatability and number of ingested tablets	Family conflicts
Belief that antiretroviral drugs cause health hazards	Taking the medication is a reminder of the HIV-status, a condition they wish to forget