Table 3.
Preferred HIV test result communication method in general and for a reactive result.
| Communication Method | Denmark (N=320), n (%) |
Germany (N=941), n (%) |
Greece (N=503), n (%) |
Portugal (N=531), n (%) |
Romania (N=307), n (%) |
Spain (N=2417), n (%) |
Totala
(N=5019) |
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| Unidirectional |
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All | 151 (52.8) | 467 (53.6) | 195 (40.5) | 377 (73.6) | 187 (62.5) | 1518 (66.4) | 58.4 | |
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Overall | 48 (16.8) | 179 (20.6) | 88 (18.3) | 180 (35.2) | 96 (32.1) | 738 (32.3) | 25.6 |
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Same response if result is reactive | 30 (62.5) | 126 (70.4) | 52 (59.1) | 120 (66.7) | 61 (63.5) | 437 (59.2) | 65.7 |
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Secure website |
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Overall | 48 (16.8) | 206 (23.7) | 35 (7.3) | 109 (21.3) | 46 (15.4) | 445 (19.5) | 20.3 |
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Same response if result is reactive | 35 (72.9) | 144 (69.9) | 20 (57.1) | 73 (67.0) | 29 (63.0) | 254 (57.1) | 65.0 |
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SMS text message |
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Overall | 55 (19.2) | 82 (9.4) | 72 (14.9) | 88 (17.2) | 45 (15.1) | 335 (14.7) | 12.5 |
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Same response if test is reactive | 33 (60.0) | 53 (64.6) | 38 (52.8) | 57 (64.8) | 30 (66.7) | 186 (55.5) | 62.1 |
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All | 132 (46.2) | 371 (42.6) | 282 (58.5) | 131 (25.6) | 105 (35.1) | 729 (31.9) | 39.0 | |
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Medical office | 55 (19.2) | 220 (25.3) | 139 (28.8) | 66 (12.9) | 75 (25.1) | 522 (22.8) | 23.9 | |
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At a CBOb/NGOc | 33 (11.5) | 90 (10.3) | 82 (17.0) | 52 (10.2) | 10 (3.3) | 80 (3.5) | 8.1 | |
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Phone call | 44 (15.4) | 61 (7.0) | 61 (12.7) | 13 (2.5) | 20 (6.7) | 127 (5.6) | 6.9 | |
| Other | 3 (1.0) | 33 (3.8) | 5 (1.0) | 4 (0.8) | 7 (2.3) | 39 (1.7) | 2.7 | ||
aWeighted percentages, calculated exclusively using valid data.
bCBO: community-based organization.
cNGO: nongovernmental organization.