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Table 2 Overall medication rate and scores of the barriers and benefits perceived during medication (mean ± sd)

From: Associations between perceived barriers and benefits of using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and medication adherence among men who have sex with men in Western China

 

Baseline

12 week

24 week

36 week

48 week

60 week

72 week

84 week

96 week

medication rate

Not applicable

0.57 ± 0.39

0.58 ± 0.37

0.59 ± 0.37

0.61 ± 0.36

0.70 ± 0.34

0.70 ± 0.33

0.69 ± 0.32

0.67 ± 0.39

dislike of taking drugs

Not applicable

1.69 ± 0.77

1.70 ± 0.84

1.65 ± 0.76

1.81 ± 0.87

1.75 ± 0.79

1.64 ± 0.75

1.70 ± 0.87

1.55 ± 0.77

worries about drugside effects

2.97 ± 1.15

2.90 ± 1.33

2.84 ± 1.42

2.74 ± 1.40

2.86 ± 1.45

2.76 ± 1.36

2.63 ± 1.37

2.45 ± 1.23

2.23 ± 1.07

burden perceived during medication

2.07 ± 1.23

2.23 ± 1.42

2.34 ± 1.50

2.32 ± 1.47

2.32 ± 1.53

2.54 ± 1.59

2.78 ± 1.66

2.21 ± 1.57

2.09 ± 1.41

positive expectations to medication

3.17 ± 1.36

2.89 ± 1.41

2.94 ± 1.42

2.98 ± 1.51

3.01 ± 1.54

3.17 ± 1.50

3.50 ± 1.51

3.70 ± 1.54

3.72 ± 1.37

favorable doctor patient relationship

4.20 ± 1.13

4.12 ± 1.16

3.92 ± 1.28

4.06 ± 1.24

4.02 ± 1.26

4.15 ± 1.17

4.30 ± 1.13

4.46 ± 1.03

4.52 ± 1.01