Table 2.
Background information on questionnaire pilot sites
| China | Dominica | Egypt | Kenya | Puerto Rico | St Christopher & Nevis | |
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| HIV prevalence | Low | Low | Low | High | Low | Low |
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| Questionnaire language | Chinese | English | Arabic | English, Dholuo, Swahili | Spanish | English |
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| Mode of administration | Self (paper) | Self (paper), interviewer | Interviewer | Self (paper), interviewer | Self (iPad and paper) | Self (paper), interviewer |
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| Date of data collection | April–May 2012 | December 2012–January 2013 | December 2012 | May–June 2012 | February–April 2012 | November 2012 |
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| Ethical approvals from Institutional Review Boards | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC) | National Human Research Ethics Committee of the Ministry of Health and the Health Media Lab's IRB | Egyptian Ministry of Health, Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 | Kenya Medical Institute (KEMRI) Ethical Review Committee and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) | University of Puerto Rico's Institutional Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research (CIPSHI) | St. Christopher and Nevis Ministry of Health, Office of the Chief Medical Officer and the Health Media Lab's IRB |
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| Type of facilities | Government County-level Hospitals | National Referral & District Hospitals Health Centers Clinics | Government Infectious Disease Hospital | Government District & Sub-district Hospitals, Health Centers, Dispensaries | Government HIV and STD Clinics, Private Hospitals and Clinics, Religious Community Based Organizations | National Referral & District Hospitals Health Centers Clinics |
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| Number of respondents | 300 | 335 | 300 | 350 | 301 | 307 |
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| Type of respondents1 | Clinical | Clinical and non-clinical | Clinical and non-clinical | Clinical and non-clinical | Clinical and non-clinical | Clinical and non-clinical |
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| Gender of respondents | Female: 65%; Male: 35% | Female: 82.1%; Male: 17.9% | Female: 74.7%; Male: 25.3% | Female: 56.3%; Male: 43.7% | Female: 72.8%; Male: 27.2% | Female: 81.9%; Male: 18.1% |
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Clinical staff includes those who are medically trained like doctors, nurses, nurse assistants, dentists, pharmacists, and non-clinical staff includes those who were not like receptionists, cleaning staff, ward attendants.