Supplementary table S2.

Factors associated with self-identification as an HIV activist (results from the multivariate analysis, multi-model averaging method)

	Adjusted OR [95% CI]^a
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age (years)	1.00 [1.00–1.00]
Financial situation
Difficult	1.00 [0.98–1.02]
Average	1.00 [0.98–1.02]
Comfortable	1.00 [0.98–1.02]
Very comfortable	Ref
Having dependents
Yes	1.01 [0.8–1.22]
No	Ref
HIV status of steady partner
No partner	Ref
HIV-positive	1.00 [0.90–1.11]
HIV-negative	1.00 [0.91–1.08]
Clinical characteristics
Time between HIV diagnosis and first ART (years)	0.99 [0.92–1.05]
Psychosocial characteristics and living with HIV
Sense of belonging to the people living with HIV community
No	Ref
Yes	0.93 [0.47–1.38]
Self-description as a HIV-positive person (on a scale from 0 to 10)
Ashamed (0) to proud (10)	1.00 [0.98–1.02]
Sick (0) to in good health (10)	1.01 [0.95–1.06]
Post-traumatic^b growth inventory scale
Global score (range 21–84)	1.00 [1.00–1.00]
‘New possibilities’ sub-score (range 5–20)	1.01 [0.96–1.05]
‘Spiritual change’ sub-score (range 2–8)	1.02 [0.88–1.17]
‘Relating to others’ sub-score (range 7–28)	1.10 [1.00–1.20]^*
Feeling greatly affected by^c
Mandatory daily medication	2.15 [1.27–3.03]^*
The negative effect of HIV on sexual life	1.03 [0.78–1.27]
Out-of-pocket expenses related to HIV	1.14 [0.47–1.81]
Number of information sources about HIV^d	1.35 [1.01–1.68]^*

Significant associations *P<0.1 and RIW ≥0.75, indicating positive or strong evidence.

^{^a}

Adjusted OR presented here were different from 1 at minima at the 3th and 4th decimal places. Other explanatory variables were included in the model but not presented in the table because they had no relationship with the outcome (sex; stable professional situation; educational level; having a partner or partners; living with one's steady partner; time of HIV diagnosis; time on current ART; time since last detectable viral load; CD4 nadir; comorbidities; hepatitis C; lifetime experience of depression and evolution of morale in the previous 5 years; sense of belonging to the heterosexual, LGBT or drug user communities; describing oneself as a confident, socially integrated or strong person living with HIV; ‘personal strength’ PTGI sub-score; ‘appreciation of life’ PTGI sub-score; moral support; feeling greatly affected by the following: the risk of contaminating someone, the cost for the collectivity (i.e. the French general population), having to use condoms, having to live with a secret, HIV-related discrimination, an uncertain future because of HIV, a shorter life expectancy, difficulties to build a stable relationship, side effects of current ART, excessive fatigue, not living a normal life, and the negative effect of HIV on professional life; perception of overall health evolution since HIV acquisition; ease of taking daily treatment; discomfort related to side effects of ART; health literacy; perception of information received from one's doctor about HIV scientific breakthroughs; perception of ART efficacy; importance of being cured of HIV; perception of availability of HIV cure treatment).

^{^b}

Following HIV diagnosis.

^{^c}

Reference ‘not affected by’ or ‘slightly affected by’.

^{^d}

Each of following information sources counts for one point: the HIV medical staff, participant's attending physician, media (reading, TV, radio, internet, social networks), scientific articles or journals, people living with HIV associations, friends or relatives, other HIV-positive people. ART: antiretroviral therapy; Ref: reference; OR: odds-ratio; RIW: relative importance weights; LGBT: lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender; PTGI: Post-traumatic growth inventory