Table 2.
Perspectives concerning barriers to accessing HIV care among newly diagnosed WLHIV in rural Uganda who reported a history of IPV
| Treatment-on-the-Treated (TOT) n =56 |
Intent-to-Treat (ITT) & TOT N = 69 (ITT, n = 13; TOT, n = 56) |
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| Unsuppressed n = 24 |
Suppresseda n = 32 |
Unsuppressed n = 37 |
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| Barrier type | M(SD) | Rank | M(SD) | Rank | M(SD) | Rank |
| Find a clinic where the staff are kind, supportive and treat the patients with respect | 0.9(1.4) | 8 | 0.8(0.9) | 4 | 1.0(1.3) | 6 |
| Find a clinic for your HIV care that is within a reasonable travel distance | 1.7(1.7) | 2 | 0.9(1.1) | 3 | 1.6(1.6) | 2 |
| Pay for transportation to come to the clinic | 1.6(1.6) | 3 | 1.7(1.4) | 1 | 1.6(1.5) | 2 |
| Find the time to come into clinic for an appointment, including traveling to the clinic and waiting for your appointment | 1.5(1.6) | 4 | 0.8(1.1) | 4 | 1.4(1.5) | 3 |
| Afford to come in to the clinic {including finding someone to look after your child, lost hours at work, etc. | 1.3(1.4) | 5 | 0.8(1.1) | 4 | 1.2(1.4) | 4 |
| Get permission to take time off from work to come to the clinic | 1.6(1.6) | 3 | 0.8(1.11) | 4 | 1.4(1.6) | 3 |
| Get time away from household duties such as, cooking, laundry, caring for children or sick family members, to come to the clinic | 0.8(1.3) | 9 | 0.7(1.0) | 5 | 0.8(1.3) | 8 |
| Come to the clinic for your HIV care without anyone in your family finding out you have HIV | 1.1(1.6) | 6 | 0.8(0.8) | 4 | 1.1(1.4) | 5 |
| Come to the clinic for your HIV care without anyone in your community finding out you have HIV | 1.1(1.4) | 6 | 0.6(0.8) | 6 | 1.2(1.4) | 4 |
| Find your way around the clinic (e.g., where waiting rooms, exam rooms, or specific services are located) | 1.0(1.4) | 7 | 0.5(0.5) | 7 | 1.1(1.3) | 5 |
| Find out which is the correct queue you should join when you are at clinic | 1.0(1.4) | 7 | 0.5(0.5) | 7 | 1.1 (1.3) | 5 |
| Locate the people you need at the clinic (e.g., counselors, staff, doctors, nurses) | 1.0(1.4) | 7 | 0.6(0.5) | 6 | 1.0(1.3) | 6 |
| Get to be seen by the people you need at the clinic (e.g., counselors, doctors, nurses) | 1.1(1.4) | 6 | 0.6(0.7) | 6 | 1.1(1.4) | 5 |
| Get information about HIV at the clinic | 1.0(1.4) | 7 | 0.6(0.5) | 6 | 0.91(1.3) | 7 |
| Understand the information you are given at the clinic about HIV (e.g., from staff, pamphlets, or posters) | 1.0(1.4) | 7 | 0.7(0.8) | 5 | 1.0(1.3) | 6 |
| Get the support you need from clinic staff and providers at the clinic | 1.0(1.4) | 7 | 0.6(0.7) | 6 | 1.1(1.3) | 5 |
| Ask clinic staff or providers questions about your HIV or treatment | 0.9(1.3) | 8 | 0.7(0.5) | 5 | 1.0(1.3) | 6 |
| Wait at the clinic for long periods of time | 2.1(1.6) | 1 | 1.3(1.3) | 2 | 1.9(1.6) | 1 |
Note. All ratings were made for each statement on a zero to 4 scale, with 0 = very easy to 4 = very hard. Ranks were assigned based on mean scores, with the top ranked item being the item with the higher mean score indicating the most difficult barrier. If two (or more) items had the same mean score, they were ranked as tied. Estimates based on small numbers (n < 30) should be interpreted with caution.
a
Participants in the suppressed group are the same for both TOT and ITT samples.