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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Oct 5.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Jul;58(1 Suppl 1):S74–S78. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.03.029

Table 2.

Attitudes participants toward two rapid HIV testing modalities after completion of performing self-test for HIV.

Attitudes Categories Rapid HIV Testing Method
Difference in proportion (95% CI)
Oral Self- Test
n=433		 Finger- stick Self-Test
n=45
Self-collecting specimen was Not hard at all 421 (97.2%) 38 (84.4%) 12.8% (2.1%, 23.5%)
Self-collecting specimen was Not painful at all 428 (98.8%) 37 (82.2%) 16.6% (5.4%, 27.8%)
Self-collecting specimen was Not unpleasant at all 422 (97.5%) 39 (86.7%) 10.8%, (0.8%, 20.8%)
Self-performing the test Not hard at all 417 (96.3%) 36 (80.0%) 16.3% (4.5%, 28.1%)
Self-test result was Definitely correct 407 (94.0%) 39 (86.7%) 7.3% (-2.9%, 17.5%)
Trust self-test result Very much 392 (90.5%) 38 (84.4%) 6.1% (-4.9%, 17.0%)
Trust health care worker test result Very much 398 (91.9%) 36 (80.0%) 11.9% (-0.1%, 23.9%)
Feel in control of own health Very much 370 (85.5%) 37 (82.2%) 3.2% (-8.4%, 14.9%)
If available over-the-counter Definitely test at home 379 (87.5%) 37 (82.2%) 5.3% (-6.3%, 16.9%)
Recommend to a friend a self test for HIV Definitely would 407 (94.0%) 38 (84.4%) 9.6% (-1.3%, 20.4%)