Table 4 Validated antiretroviral therapy readiness scale for pregnant women living with HIV
Item code | Items | Factor loadings | Domain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | |||
q2 | Do you believe that telling someone you have HIV is risky? | 0.4757 | Internalized and anticipated HIV stigma | ||
q3 | I feel guilty that I am HIV positive | 0.435 | |||
q4 | Some people who learn my HIV status will start avoiding me | 0.6618 | |||
q5 | Some people will tell me that it's my fault I have HIV | 0.6787 | |||
q6 | I fear that people who know that I have HIV will tell others | 0.5687 | |||
q7 | I worry that people may judge me when they learn my HIV status | 0.6106 | |||
q8 | Most people with HIV are rejected when others learn their status | 0.6166 | |||
q9 | If he knew my HIV status, my partner would help me with taking ARVs | 0.5614 | Partner support | ||
q10 | If he knew my HIV status, my partner would leave me or chase me from the house | 0.4364 | |||
q11 | My partner cares about me and takes care of me | 0.5996 | |||
q12 | My partner would escort me to the clinic if I asked | 0.501 | |||
q13 | Would knowing your partner's status encourage you to take your ARVs? | 0.5639 | |||
q19 | I am afraid that ARVs will cause serious side effects | 0.4547 | Anticipated structural barriers | ||
q23 | I fear that I may not always have enough food to take with my ARVs | 0.3874 | |||
q24 | The cost of transportation to clinic may keep me from picking up my refills of ARVs on time | 0.3914 | |||
q25 | It will be hard to find time to come to clinic to pick up my ARVs | 0.4108 | |||