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. 2025 Dec 19;9(4):BJGPO.2025.0034. doi: 10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0034

Table 2. Comparison of urban and rural GP responses 2023.

Questions Urban
Yes (%) n = 43
Rural
Yes (%) n = 31
OR CI P value
Are any patients in your practice living with HIV? 86.0% 74.2% 2.14 0.65 to 6.97 0.205
Have you ever tested a patient for HIV in your practice? 99.9% 96.8% 4.28 0.16 to 108.59 0.881
Have you sent a test based on a patient request? 86.0% 51.6% 5.78 1.89 to 17.60 0.002*
Have you sent a test based on symptoms of HIV? 46.5% 12.9% 5.65 1.68 to 18.97 0.005*
Have you sent a test as indicated by sexual history? 90.7% 71.0% 3.99 1.09 to 14.46 0.035*
Have you sent a test based on origin from a country of high incidence? 62.8% 12.9% 11.39 3.36 to 38.52 <0.001*
Do you use any guidelines in testing for or managing HIV? 34.9% 6.5% 7.77 1.62 to 37.11 0.01*
Are you aware of PrEP and its uses? 88.4% 71.0% 5.18 1.26 to 21.18 0.022*
Are you familiar with the concept of ‘undetectable = untransmittable’ (U=U)? 79.1% 48.4% 3.63 1.33 to 9.82 0.011*

HIV = human immunodeficiency virus

Bold and asterisk(*) indicates statistical significance.