Using concept mapping to explore the challenges associated with affording and accessing medications among people living with HIV in Ontario, Canada

Antiretroviral medications are expensive, and people living with HIV often experience challenges accessing and paying for medication due to various obstacles. We used concept mapping to explore the challenges people living with HIV in Ontario, Canada, face when accessing medication. In brainstorming, 68 participants generated 447 statements in response to the focus prompt "Some people living with HIV have trouble getting and paying for prescription drugs because … ". These were consolidated into 77 statements, which were sorted (