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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Emerg Med. 2014 Jul;21(7):752–767. doi: 10.1111/acem.12419

Table 4.

Relationship of beliefs, self-perception of risk and opinions on uptake of HIV/HCV screening

Belief or Opinion Uptake of HIV/HCV screening*
Pre Post Post – Pre Difference
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Change in value of combined HIV/HCV screening
 Value for all 1.37 (1.06–1.78) 1.30 (1.02–1.66) 1.03 (0.77–1.39)
 Value for me 1.34 (1.13–1.59) 1.40 (1.17–1.67) 1.01 (0.82–1.23)
Change in self-perception of HIV/HCV risk
 HIV 1.43 (1.08–1.89) 1.35 (1.03–1.77) 0.91 (0.65–1.27)
 HCV 1.51 (1.10–2.07) 1.34 (1.02–1.78) 0.92 (0.64–1.31)
Change in opinions regarding ED-based HIV/HCV screening
 ED is too stressful place for testing 0.79 (0.63–1.00) 0.58 (0.46–0.73) 0.74 (0.58–0.95)
 ED is not a private enough place for testing 0.82 (0.67–0.99) 0.69 (0.55–0.85) 0.88 (0.70–1.10)
 Being tested in the ED delays medical care 0.74 (0.59–0.93) 0.62 (0.47–0.81) 1.00 (0.78–1.29)
 Being tested in the ED takes too long 0.72 (0.56–0.91) 0.63 (0.49–0.80) 0.90 (0.70–1.15)
*

Models adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity/race, years of formal education, health insurance status, partner status, employment status, usual source of medical care, HIV and HCV testing history, and study research assistant.

HCV = Hepatitis C virus; HIV = Human immunodeficiency virus; OR = Odds Ratio