Table 2.
Examples of statements on attitudinal barriers to care in general practice of patients with HIV.
Statements | Agree, % (n) | Undecided,% (n) | Disagree, % (n) |
---|---|---|---|
‘I feel uncomfortable looking after a patient whose sexuality is different from my own’ | 4 (5) | 1 (1) | 94 (117) |
‘My patients prefer to have their HIV illness managed by specialists’ | 67 (83) | 30 (37) | 2 (3) |
‘My patients with HIV prefer to have all their health issues managed by specialists’ | 20 (25) | 40 (49) | 40 (50) |
‘Historically HIV patients have been looked after mainly in secondary care, but their basic care should now be moved over to primary care’ | 29 (36) | 45 (56) | 25 (31) |
Maximum number of missing responses for any statement was 2% (n = 3).