. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 14.

Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2021 Jan;25(1):28–39. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-03032-8

Table 3:

Relative frequency of qualitative emergent themes by topic (n= 100 transcripts)

Study Topic	Emergent Theme	Relative frequency^a
1. COVID-19 lockdown effects on HIV clinic attendance	1.1 Inability to continue ART visits due to transport, violence, and money	^***
	1.2 Little impact on clinic attendance	^**
	1.3 Expected limited ART services	^*
2. Perceived COVID-19 exposure at HIV clinics	2.1 Low risk given high clinical precautions	^***
	2.2 High risk given unknown level of clinical precautions	^**
	2.3 High risk travelling to clinic and on arrival	^**
	2.4 Dilemma of HIV vs. coronavirus risk	^*
3. COVID-19 effects on ART adherence	3.1 Unchanged ART adherence during COVID-19 restrictions	^***
	3.2 Lower ART adherence due to coronavirus restrictions and stay-at-home orders	^*
	3.3 Higher ART adherence due to stay-at-home orders	^*
	3.4 Using ART to prevent COVID-19	^**
4. Perceived COVID-19 susceptibility among PLWH	4.1 Increased risk of COVID-19 acquisition, morbidity and mortality	^***
	4.2 Uncertain of differential risk of COVID-19 in PLWH	^**
	4.3 PLWH better prepared for avoiding COVID-19 acquisition and complications	^*
	4.4 Concern for limited COVID-19 care for stigmatized PLWH	^*
5. COVID-19 strategies to reduce risk and increase resilience	5.1 Creative strategies to continue HIV care	^**

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Relative frequencies of responses are denoted by: * mentioned only by a few clients; ** mentioned by some, but not the majority of clients; *** mentioned by several and/or majority of clients