Table 2.

Likelihood of friends accepting HIV tests in an ED compared to friends’ attitudes on HIV testing in general, based on patients’ perception.

Friends’ likelihood of accepting	Friends’ attitudes on HIV testing	Total patients	%	Example response
Likely, n=71	Positive attitude	46	65%	They would get it…I’m guessing because umm…because they’re having sex...You gotta make sure. (African American female, mid 30s, HIV-negative)
	Mixed feelings	3	4%	Some care, some don’t. (African American male, mid 50s, HIV-negative)
	Don’t know	7	10%	I don’t know…it’s a terminal illness (African American female, mid 20s, HIV-positive)
	Uncomfortable, fearful	8	11%	Scared of it…because you never know, anything can happen. (African American male, late 40s, HIV-negative)
	Social stigma concerns	7	10%	Secretive about it…worried about what people will say. (African American female, early 40s, HIV-positive)
Unlikely, n=6	Positive attitude	2	33%	They’re ok with it…[unlikely to test because] we’re all old people…[testing is a] good way to rule out a disease. (African American female, late 40s, HIV-negative)
	Mixed feelings	1	17%	Some are with it, some are afraid…cause iťs HIV. (African-American male, mid 30s, HIV-positive)
	Don’t know	1	17%	Never came up. (African-American female, late 50s, HIV-positive)
	Uncomfortable, fearful	2	33%	Scared of it…’cause of their lifestyle. (African-American female, early 50s, HIV-negative)
Don’t know, n=9	Positive attitude	4	44%	Generally, they’re for it. (African-American male, late 40s, HIV-negative)
	Mixed feelings	2	22%	Don’t think they want AIDS…[They get tested] to know whether or not they have it. (African-American male, late 20s, HIV-negative)
	Don’t know	2	22%	Not sure…cause we don’t talk. (African-American female, early 50s, HIV-negative)
	Uncomfortable, fearful	1	11%	Not something anyone wants to think about. (“Other”-race female, late 20s, HIV-negative)