Table 3.
Survey questions and answers of the inpatients and provider survey (5 point Linkert Scale).
Inpatient Survey | Disagree (1–2) n (%) |
Neither (3) n (%) |
Agree (4–5) n (%) |
---|---|---|---|
My doctor explained which patients should be screened for HIV according to national public health guidelines. | 26 (53) | 5 (10) | 18 (37) |
My doctor explained that there would be counseling, education, and treatment programs available if my HIV test was positive. | 25 (51) | 6 (12) | 18 (37) |
My doctor explained to me that my HIV test would be strictly confidential | 10 (20) | 3 (6) | 36 (73) |
My doctor explained to me that the HIV test was free. | 7 (14) | 0 | 42 ( 86) |
I felt I had enough time to ask my physician questions about the HIV test. | 13 (27) | 6 (12) | 30 (61) |
My doctor made me feel uncomfortable by asking me to get an HIV test. | 47 (96) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
I felt uncomfortable talking to my doctor about HIV testing because I did not have enough privacy. | 47 (96) | 2 (4) | 0 |
Provider Survey | Disagree/Never (1–2) n (%) |
Neither/Sometimes (3) n (%) |
Agree/Always (4–5) n (%) |
I believe that all people in the general public aged 18–64 should be screened for HIV regardless of known risk factors | 40 (27) | 15 (10) | 94 (63) |
I believe that hospitalization is a good time to screen patients for HIV regardless of known risk factors | 23 (15) | 21 (14) | 105 (71) |
I feel the education I received prepared me to discuss HIV testing with patients | 31 (21) | 34 (23) | 39 (26) |
I feel I had adequate time to screen for HIV at admission | 66 (44) | 36 (24) | 48 (32) |
I remember to obtain informed consent for HIV screening at time of admission | 49 (33) | 45 (30) | 55 (37) |
How often did you choose “unable to consent” in admit order-set when the patient was consentable, but you did not ask for consent for some reason? | 39 (26) | 58 (39) | 53 (36) |