Living + Magazine Issue 1 - Positive Living BC

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LAST BLAST Pills are poison Reasons for not using HIV antiretroviral therapy Arn Schilder The B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and BCPWA recently conducted a survey entitled Tell Us Your Side of the Story. Researcher Arn Schilder presented the results at the CAHR (Canadian Association of HIV/AIDS Researchers) conference recently held in Victoria, B.C. Amongst the various other interesting findings Living + came across the following. Of the respondents to the survey 24% said they did not use antiretroviral therapy. The chart that follows details the reasons. NUMBER PER CENT I’m saving my treatment options for when I really need them 54 39.1% I am afraid of long-term organ damage 39 28.3% My doctor says I don’t need them yet 36 26.1% I have a high CD4 so I don’t need them yet 31 22.5% I don’t want to be a guinea pig 31 22.5% Pills are poison 29 21.0% Drugs make me sick 28 20.3% Not sure 8 5.8% My doctor pushes me too hard to take the drugs 7 5.1% I don’t believe the drugs will always be free 6 4.3% Because I drink too much 5 3.6% I don’t have a doctor or can’t find one 4 2.9% I am afraid of getting better and losing my benefits 3 2.2% I am afraid of getting better and being sent back to work 2 1.4% Because I am addicted to street drugs 2 1.4%
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