Challenges | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Long queues at the ART clinic | 44 (46.3) |
Constant breakdown of laboratory equipment | 33 (34.7) |
ART clinic too congested with very sick people | 16 (16.8) |
Transport for repeat visits too high | 11 (11.6) |
Service too slow, maybe due to staff shortages | 8 (8.4) |
Shortage of antiretroviral drugs | 5 (5.2) |
Registration process too long | 5 (5.2) |
Hospital administration fees unaffordable | 4 (3.8) |
Loss of confidentiality | 3 (3.2) |
Stigmatization by health workers | 3 (3.2) |
Fear that child may get opportunist infections at the ART clinic | 2 (2.1) |