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Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Nov 1;64(0 1):S7–13. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182a90183

Table 3.

Barriers to linkage to care by organization type and testing volume.

	All Organizations (n=43)			CBOs (n=10)			Hospitals (n=11)			Clinics (n=22)			Infrequent testers (n=7)			Moderate testers (n=13)			Frequent testers (n=21)

Barrier	25^th	Median	75^th	25^th	Median	75^th	25^th	Median	75^th	25^th	Median	75^th	25^th	Median	75^th	25^th	Median	75^th	25^th	Median	75^th
Staff knowledge/skill/experience	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
Staff time	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	1	1	4	1	1	2	1	1	3
Staff size	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	4	1	1	4	1	1	3	1	1	3
Facilities/space	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1
No established procedure or protocol in place	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Amount of dedicated funding	1	1	4	1	1.5	5	1	1	3	1	1	4	1	1	2	1	1	4	1	2	3
Ability to charge/reimburse	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	4	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	3
Leadership resistance	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Staff resistance	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Staff cultural competency/comfort with issue	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Unsure where to refer clients identified as HIV+	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Client refusal	1	2	3	2	2.5	3	1	1	3	1	2	3	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	2	3
Negative experience with linkage	1	1	3	1	2.5	4	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	3
Requirement to notify clients of results	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1