Assessing attitudes to ED-based HIV testing: Development of a short-structured survey instrument.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Emergency Department (ED)-based HIV counseling and testing (HCT) has had a significant impact on improving rates of HIV diagnosis and linkage to care. Unfortunately, expansion of this strategy to low- and middle-income countries has been limited. Successful implementation of ED-based HCT is dependent on patient and provider acceptance of the intervention, and their attitudes and pre-existing biases towards the disease. This study sought to develop validated survey instruments to assess attitudes towards ED-based HCT.

Methods

This cross-sectional study surveyed patients and providers in three EDs in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. A convenience sample of patients and providers in the ED were surveyed. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted using quest

SUBMITTER: Rao A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8158958 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature