Table 1.
Guiding questions for the telephone interview | HBM concept |
How did you find out about the self-sampling service? | Cues to action |
What are your views on home-based self-sampling for STIs? | Individual beliefs |
What are the benefits? | Benefits |
What are the barriers? | Barriers |
What do you know about CT/NG? | Knowledge |
What are the risks with CT/NG? | Knowledge/severity |
How severe would an infection be for you? | Severity |
How do you perceive your own risk of CT/NG? | Susceptibility |
What made you order the test kit now? | Cues to action |
How did you find using the kit? | Self-efficacy |
What are your thoughts about the kit in relation to privacy? | Barriers |
What are your thoughts about the results? | Barriers |
What do you think about the time from order to result? | Benefits/barriers |
What do you think about home-based self-sampling in relation to clinical sampling? | Benefits/barriers |
How often do you consider one should take such a test? | Individual beliefs |
How much would you be willing to pay for a test if it involved a cost? | Self-efficacy |
Would you use the service again and/or recommend it to others? | Self-efficacy |
CT, Chlamydia trachomatis; HBM, Health Belief Model; NG, Neisseria gonorrhoeae; STIs, sexually transmitted infections.