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Barriers to viral load testing
| Barriers | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| VL reagent stock-out | 55 | 49 |
| VL machine breakdown | 13 | 12 |
| Lack of information/ignorance | 10 | 9 |
| Negligence | 7 | 6 |
| Distance to VL laboratory | 7 | 6 |
| Discouraged by long waiting time for results to be returned | 4 | 4 |
| Fear to know result | 4 | 4 |
| Cost of transport to VL testing lab | 3 | 3 |
| Don't know where it is done | 3 | 3 |
| Time constraints to go and do the test | 3 | 3 |
| Others* | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 112 | 100 |
Never prescribed, don´t know, distrust in test
