Table 1. Characteristics of providers according to previous offer of an HIV test.
Previous offer of HIV test | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | p | Adjusted OR** (95% CI) |
p | ||
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Yes (n = 255) |
No (n = 85) |
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Age, years, median (IQR) | 50 (44–50) | 55 (42–58) | 0.99 (0.96–1.01) | 0.322 | 0.99 (0.96–1.02) | 0.567 |
Female gender (%) | 86.3 | 87.1 | 0.98 (0.47–2.04) | 0.964 | 0.99 (0.95–1.03) | 0.779 |
Knowledge score*, median (IQR) | 82 (76–87) | 73 (68–78) | 1.14 (1.10–1.18) | <0.001 | 1.07 (1.01–1.13) | 0.027 |
Barriers score*, median (IQR) | 49 (40–53) | 60 (51–67) | 0.75 (0.69–0.81) | <0.001 | 0.89 (0.77–0.95) | 0.005 |
Professional category (%) | 0.02 (0.01–0.05) | <0.001 | - | - | ||
Medical doctor | 96.7 | 3.3 | ||||
Nurse | 39.5 | 60.5 |
*Scores obtained out of 100.
**Adjusting for professional category.
IQR: interquartile range.