Characteristic	Rated Issue Important at Time of ART Initiation, %	Rated Issue Important at Time of Survey, %
Allow me to have children	13.7	17.0
Cost of the medication	23.7	27.2
Availability in my public health facility	28.5	34.2
Compatibility with other medications/drugs/pills	32.3	42.9
Flexibility as to when I have to take the medication	36.3	44.7
Keep the number of HIV medicines in my treatment to a minimum	34.8	49.8
Minimize the long-term impact of HIV treatment	44.3	60.4
Ensure virus was suppressed so that I could not pass it on to a partner	47.0	58.2
Manage symptoms or illnesses caused by HIV	53.8	55.4
Ensure side effects would be minimal	55.4	66.8