Race has frequently been reported to be a predictor of adherence, regardless of whether the members
of a particular race are living in their country of origin or elsewhere as immigrants.Often, cultural beliefs
are the reason behind these racial differences (2), but, no less often, social inequalities confound these
findings (3). For example, in the United Kingdom, HIV-positive black Africans have been found to have a
different experience of treatment because of their fear of being experimented on, distrust of the medical
profession and fears of discrimination (4). In the United States, African Americans have been reported
to express significantly more doubt regarding their ability to use protease inhibitors and adhere to
the treatment, and about the competence of their physicians than do the white population