Table 5

Willingness to participate in HIV cure research procedures

Very willing
N (%)
Willing
N (%)
Not sure
N (%)
Unwilling
N (%)
Very unwilling
N (%)
DNA
N (%)
DNU
N (%)
Missing
N (%)
Online surveys29 (25)32 (27)14 (12)2 (2)4 (3)9 (8)9 (8)19 (16)
Phone/in-person interview34 (29)27 (23)11 (9)4 (3)5 (4)11 (9)4 (3)22 (19)
Focus group discussions32 (27)29 (25)10 (9)2 (2)2 (2)7 (6)8 (7)28 (24)
Blood draws30 (25)37 (31)5 (4)2 (2)9 (8)6 (5)29 (25)
Tissue biopsies22 (19)25 (21)16 (14)3 (3)3 (3)10 (9)14 (12)25 (21)
Leukapheresis/apheresis22 (19)28 (24)14 (12)6 (5)1 (1)13 (11)15 (13)19 (16)
Latency reversing agents12 (10)16 (14)23 (20)4 (3)5 (4)15 (13)23 (29)20 (17)
Gene editing15 (13)16 (14)25 (21)5 (4)4 (3)12 (10)21 (18)20 (17)
Autologous transplants18 (15)19 (16)27 (23)2 (2)12 (10)20 (17)20 (17)
Allogenic transplants18 (15)14 (12)22 (19)7 (6)12 (10)19 (16)26 (22)
Therapeutic vaccines30 (25)28 (23)13 (11)4 (3)2 (2)11 (9)13 (11)17 (14)
Treatment interruption19 (16)15 (13)20 (17)7 (6)4 (3)17 (14)19 (16)17 (14)
Broadly neutralising antibodies20 (17)20 (17)18 (15)8 (7)2 (2)13 (11)18 (15)19 (16)
Unique proteins or T cells19 (16)13 (11)22 (19)5 (4)13 (11)25 (21)21 (18)
New, untested treatments22 (19)27 (23)18 (15)3 (3)2 (2)13 (11)13 (11)20 (17)
Early safety studies26 (26)28 (24)19 (16)3 (3)1 (1)5 (4)12 (10)24 (20)
Efficacy studies24 (20)22 (19)19 (16)3 (3)1 (1)12 (10)18 (16)19 (16)
  • DNA, does not apply; DNU, do not understand.