Motivations, barriers and experiences of participants in an HIV reservoir trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to investigate the motives, barriers and experiences of HIV-STAR study participants. The HIV-STAR study was an analytical HIV treatment interruption trial (ATI) aiming to evaluate the origin of viral rebound, conducted in Ghent, Belgium.

Methods

A mixed-method study was performed among 11 participants of the HIV-STAR study. Two self-administered questionnaires with 32 and 23 items, respectively, assessed motives, barriers and experiences of the research participants. In-depth interviews were conducted to further explore and understand topics that had emerged from these surveys.

Results

Motives of ATI study participants were primarily related to the improvement of their own health perspectives and to their contribution to find an HIV cure. Barriers

SUBMITTER: De Scheerder MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7868726 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature