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Drug/AlcoholFigure 4: Physical Health Problems Experienced byRespondentsOthersSexGetting TreatmentChld CareHas HelpNo ProblemOften/sometimesHsld choresMobilitySleepingEating0 20 40 60 80 100Percentage (%)Financial problemsIn general, more of the respondents reported having financial problems more often orsometimes than physical problems. The areas where most have financial constrains wasin the purchase of vitamins or supplements where one in five said that they often hadfinancial problems buying it and another 16.1% experiencing it sometimes and only 29%did not face such a problem (Table 12a). Another recurring expense which was quoted asfrequently or sometimes experienced by the respondent was in the purchase of food. Inthis instance, 16.1% often and 28% sometimes experienced problems buying food.Money to access antiretroviral drugs was often a problem to 11.8% of the respondentsand another 15.1% reported that they sometimes experience this problem. In terms ofgroups the MSM (4 out of eight), DUs (nine out of 27), women sex workers (three out of13) and the transgender sex workers (two out of eight) were the groups most affected.114