Patients assigned to this arm are given a list of Web sites where they can collect information related to their condition at their leisure.

Patients assigned to this arm must follow the four interactive computer sessions

The tailored virtual intervention is composed of four interactive computer sessions hosted by a virtual nurse who engages the PLHIV in a medication-intake self-management skills-learning process.

Adherence will be evaluated through a self-administered questionnaire that was developed for and validated on the targeted population (Godin, Gagné, & Naccache, 2003). The questionnaire comprises seven items that serve to determine how many times a person forgets to take his or her medication. The questionnaire's validity was demonstrated (sensitivity: 71 %; specificity: 72%; correct classification: 72%; odds ratio: 6.15) using immunologic (CD4 count) and virologic (viral load) parameters as validation criteria. Adherence is defined as the intake of at least 95% of prescribed tablets.