Table 2 Factors that impede HIV testing of patients by Nigerian Surgery Trainees, 1997.
Number | Factor | Response rate in percentages | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree | Strongly agree | Do not agree | ||
1 | Expensive | 44.2 | 14.4 | 41.3 |
2 | Non-availability of testing kit | 35.6 | 6.7 | 57.7 |
3 | Preference for non-testing | 12.5 | 3.8 | 83.7 |
4 | Legal hindrances and barriers | 10.5 | 4.8 | 84.8 |
5 | Absence of hospital guidelines | 53.5 | 17.8 | 28.7 |
6 | Absence of country guidelines | 50.5 | 8.1 | 41.4 |
7 | Patient population has low risk for HIV | 15.2 | 3.8 | 81.0 |
8 | Patients refusal | 27.6 | 5.7 | 66.7 |
9 | Testing is cumbersome | 16.2 | 1.0 | 82.9 |
10 | Undue delay in obtaining result | 30.8 | 9.3 | 59.8 |
11 | All patients treated as if they are HIV+ | 20.0 | 10.5 | 69.5 |
12 | Obtaining informed consent is difficult | 36.9 | 11.7 | 51.5 |
13 | Procedure is embarrassing for both doctor and patient | 50.5 | 8.4 | 41.1 |