Table 2.
General attitudes towards HIV cure research
| Strongly agree N (%) |
Agree N (%) |
DNK N (%) |
Disagree N (%) |
Strongly disagree N (%) |
Missing N (%) |
|
| High costs of HIV cure would prevent people from taking it | 40 (34) | 18 (15) | 21 (18) | 10 (9) | 14 (12) | 15 (13) |
| People living with HIV are discriminated against | 52 (44) | 24 (20) | 7 (6) | 5 (4) | 9 (8) | 21 (18) |
| The dangers of a new cure may be too high | 16 (14) | 25 (21) | 26 (22) | 5 (4) | 11 (9) | 35 (29) |
| We do not need a cure | 11 (9) | 7 (6) | 17 (14) | 38 (32) | 21 (18) | 24 (20) |
| A cure would prevent people from using HIV prevention methods | 29 (25) | 25 (21) | 12 (10) | 17 (14) | 14 (12) | 21 (18) |
| More education about cure research is needed before a cure is accepted by community | 47 (40) | 30 (26) | 8 (7) | 2 (2) | 8 (7) | 23 (20) |
| There will never be a cure for HIV | 13 (11) | 15 (13) | 13 (11) | 33 (28) | 23 (20) | 21 (18) |
| A cure that would stop the need for all treatment would be desirable | 26 (22) | 28 (24) | 16 (14) | 17 (14) | 13 (11) | 18 (15) |
| I can trust my healthcare provider’s decisions on medical treatments | 35 (30) | 31 (26) | 15 (13) | 8 (7) | 9 (8) | 20 (17) |
| I completely trust my healthcare provider | 36 (31) | 28 (24) | 17 (14) | 8 (7) | 10 (9) | 19 (16) |
DNK, do not know.