Can HIV be cured? |
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· Yes | 66 (17.9) |
· No | 303 (82.1) |
How are HIV patients managed? |
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· By praying | 3 (0.87) |
· By taking all the medicines given correctly throughout lifetime | 316 (92.1) |
· By taking all the medicines as prescribed until one feels better | 18 (5.3) |
· I don’t know | 6 (1.8) |
Do you feel people with HIV should get treatment and continue riding bodaboda? |
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· Yes | 336 (90.1) |
· No | 37 (9.9) |
Where should they get treatment? |
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· Pastors who will pray for them | 4 (1.1) |
· Traditional healers who will consult to forgive them | 2 (0.55) |
· To the drug shops or pharmacies and buy drugs for themselves | 83 (22.9) |
· Should go to the hospital/health facility for free HIV treatment | 273 (75.4) |
Do you believe that HIV/AIDS kills? |
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· Yes | 359 (96.3) |
· No | 14 (3.8) |
If yes, who does it kill? |
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· Those who don’t comply with medical treatment | 345 (95.8) |
· Those who don’t repent to God | 4 (1.11) |
· Those who refuse to appease the ancestors | 2 (0.56) |
· All those who are not infected | 7 (1.94) |
· I don’t know | 2 (0.56) |
Do you agree that people with HIV should stay together with their family members? |
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· Yes | 355 (94.7) |
· No | 20 (5.33) |
If yes, why should they stay together? (give reasons) |
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· Because they cannot infect them | 65 (18.06) |
· Because they need love and support from their family members | 286 (79.4) |
· Because they can die without them | 7 (1.9) |
· I don’t know | 2 (0.56) |