Table 3. Physician Assessments of Importance of Barriers to HIV Testing.

Barrier	Average
Patients do not feel that they need it	3.4
Competing priorities for time	2.8
Patient's reaction to the offer of an HIV test	2.6
Need of Pre-test counseling	2.2
Uncertainty regarding reimbursement	2.2
Need of a signed consent form	1.8
Lack of medical resources/infrastructure	1.3
5 = more important, 1 = less important