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. 2020 Nov 30;22(11):e21268. doi: 10.2196/21268

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)
Unidirectional







All 151 (52.8) 467 (53.6) 195 (40.5) 377 (73.6) 187 (62.5) 1518 (66.4) 58.4

Email








Overall 48 (16.8) 179 (20.6) 88 (18.3) 180 (35.2) 96 (32.1) 738 (32.3) 25.6


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

Secure website








Overall 48 (16.8) 206 (23.7) 35 (7.3) 109 (21.3) 46 (15.4) 445 (19.5) 20.3


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

SMS text message








Overall 55 (19.2) 82 (9.4) 72 (14.9) 88 (17.2) 45 (15.1) 335 (14.7) 12.5


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
Bidirectional

All 132 (46.2) 371 (42.6) 282 (58.5) 131 (25.6) 105 (35.1) 729 (31.9) 39.0

Medical office 55 (19.2) 220 (25.3) 139 (28.8) 66 (12.9) 75 (25.1) 522 (22.8) 23.9

At a CBOb/NGOc 33 (11.5) 90 (10.3) 82 (17.0) 52 (10.2) 10 (3.3) 80 (3.5) 8.1

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.