Table. Responses to selected questions on a questionnaire administered to 60 patients undergoing POC syphilis testing in an STI clinic, Manaus, Brazil, 2006*.
| Questions | No. (%) responses |
|---|---|
| Were you satisfied with services received?† | |
| 5 out of 5 factors | 56 (93) |
| 4 out of 4 factors |
4 (7) |
| Would you recommend the syphilis rapid test to friends? | |
| Yes | 57 (95) |
| No |
2 (5) |
| How would you rate the information received from clinical staff? | |
| Satisfactory | 36 (60) |
| Difficult to understand | 8 (13) |
| Did not receive information |
16 (27) |
| How much do you know about syphilis?‡ | |
| Could identify STI | 12 (20) |
| Could explain some or all of its symptoms | 12 (20) |
| Could explain some of its complications |
5 (8) |
| Do you know how syphilis is transmitted?‡ | |
| Unprotected sex | 12 (20) |
| Sex regardless of condom use | 19 (32) |
| Mother to child | 6 (10) |
| Contaminated blood | 13 (22) |
| Kissing | 6 (10) |
| Sitting in the same place | 3 (5) |
| Skin lesions |
2 (3) |
| Do you know whether syphilis can be cured?‡ | |
| Yes | 53 (89) |
| No/don’t know | 6 (11) |
*POC, point of care; STI, sexually transmitted infection. †Measured on a scale from 0 (totally unsatisfactory) to 5 (totally satisfactory). ‡Open questions.