Table 2.
Race-based medical mistrust among people who had ART adherence below and above 80% of pills taken
| Medical Mistrust Belief | Less than or equal to 80% Adherence N = 61 | Greater than 80% Adherence N = 117 | X2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| N | % | N | % | ||
| People of my race cannot trust doctors and health care workers | |||||
| Strongly Agree | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4.4 |
| Agree | 15 | 25 | 15 | 14 | |
| Disagree | 24 | 40 | 48 | 41 | |
| Strongly Disagree | 17 | 28 | 46 | 40 | |
| People of my race should be suspicious of information from doctors and health care workers | |||||
| Strongly Agree | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Agree | 12 | 20 | 24 | 20 | |
| Disagree | 31 | 52 | 41 | 35 | |
| Strongly Disagree | 15 | 25 | 45 | 38 | |
| People of my race should not confide in doctors and health care workers because it will be used against them | |||||
| Strongly Agree | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.50 |
| Agree | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
| Disagree | 31 | 52 | 52 | 45 | |
| Strongly Disagree | 24 | 40 | 55 | 47 | |
| People of my race should be suspicious of medicine | |||||
| Strongly Agree | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3.2 |
| Agree | 13 | 22 | 20 | 17 | |
| Disagree | 27 | 45 | 41 | 35 | |
| Strongly Disagree | 17 | 28 | 47 | 40 | |
| Doctors and health care workers do not take the medical complaints of people of my race seriously | |||||
| Strongly Agree | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3.0 |
| Agree | 7 | 12 | 21 | 18 | |
| Disagree | 30 | 51 | 44 | 38 | |
| Strongly Disagree | 19 | 32 | 46 | 39 | |
| People of my race are treated the same as people of other groups by doctors and health care workers | |||||
| Strongly Agree | 10 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3.0 |
| Agree | 10 | 17 | 23 | 20 | |
| Disagree | 22 | 37 | 46 | 39 | |
| Strongly Disagree | 16 | 27 | 38 | 33 | |
| People of my race receive the same medical care from doctors and health care workers as people from other groups | |||||
| Strongly Agree | 7 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2.0 |
| Agree | 12 | 21 | 21 | 18 | |
| Disagree | 23 | 40 | 48 | 41 | |
| Strongly Disagree | 16 | 28 | 41 | 35 | |
| In most hospitals, people of my race don’t receive as good of care as people of other races. | |||||
| Strongly Agree | 7 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3.6 |
| Agree | 21 | 36 | 37 | 32 | |
| Disagree | 21 | 36 | 36 | 31 | |
| Strongly Disagree | 9 | 15 | 33 | 28 | |