Perspectives of adults living with HIV attending the opportunistic infections clinic at Chitungwiza central hospital in Zimbabwe towards physical activity: a cross-sectional survey

Table 3 Mean and standard deviation of each exercise barrier scale questionnaire items

PERCEIVED BARIERS ITEMS	M ± SD
EXERCISE MILIEU SUB-SCALE
9. Places for me to exercise are too far away	2.42 ± 0.91
12. I am too embarrassed to exercise.	2.96 ± 0.88
14. It costs too much to exercise.	3.00 ± 0.88
16. Exercise facilities do not have convenient schedules for me.	2.55 ± 0.88
28. I think people in exercise clothes look funny.	2.81 ± 0.90
42. There are too few places for me to exercise.	2.46 ± 0.91
TIME EXPENDITURE SUB-SCALE
4. Exercising takes too much of my time.	2.60 ± 0.83
24. Exercise takes too much time from family relationships	2.61 ± 0.94
37. Exercise takes too much time from my family responsibilities.	2.59 ± 0.93
PHYSICAL EXERTION SUB-SCALE
6. Exercise tires me.	2.42 ± 0.95
19. I am fatigued (state of being very tired) by exercise.	2.65 ± 0.90
40. Exercise is hard work for me.	2.90 ± 0.81
FAMILY DISCOURAGEMENT SUB-SCALE
21. My spouse (wife or husband) does not encourage exercising.	2.89 ± 0.83
33. My family members do not encourage me to exercise.	2.95 ± 0.84
ALL BARRIER ITEMS	2.72 ± 0.47

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