Table 10.

General attitudes towards HIV cure research (HIV+ vs HIV− participants)

	HIV+ N=47			HIV– N=71			PR
	Answered N	Yes %	Missing data N (%)	Answered N	Yes %	Missing data N (%)	P value
Have you already heard about HIV cure research?	46	85	1 (2)	69	70	2 (3)	0.06
Do you believe someone has been cured from HIV?	46	52	1 (2)	70	40	1 (1)	0.19
Do you believe that there is an HIV cure available now?	43	44	4 (8)	70	36	1 (1)	0.37
More education about cure research is needed before a cure is accepted by community	35	91	12 (25)	52	87	19 (27)	0.48
I can trust my healthcare provider’s decisions on medical treatments	38	87	9 (19)	45	73	26 (37)	0.13
I completely trust my healthcare provider	37	87	10 (21)	45	71	26 (37)	0.09
The dangers of a new cure may be too high	24	83	23 (49)	33	63	38 (54)	0.10
People living with HIV are discriminated against	39	85	8 (17)	51	84	20 (28)	0.97
High costs of HIV cure would prevent people from taking it	38	71	9 (19)	44	71	27 (38)	0.95
A cure that would stop the need for all treatment would be desirable	37	70	10 (21)	47	60	24 (34)	0.31
A cure would prevent people from using HIV prevention methods	34	65	13 (28)	51	63	20 (28)	0.85
There will never be a cure for HIV	32	41	15 (32)	52	29	19 (27)	0.27
We do not need a cure	34	29	13 (28)	43	19	28 (39)	0.27

PR, prevalence ratio.