Table 1 Pre-intervention mean importance scores of HIV and STI care-related items (scale: 1 not important, 2 somewhat important, 3 important, 4 very important) for 254 HIV-infected patients receiving hospital-based HIV care
| Â | Total (n=254) | MSM (n=162) | IDUs (n=26) | Women (n=33) | Heterosexual Men (n=33) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All 17 HIV care items | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
Most important items | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Information on medication | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
Expertise on HIV | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
Privacy regarding HIV | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
Understandable language | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
All 3 STI-related items | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
Privacy regarding STIs | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
Expertise on STIs | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Opportunity for STI screening | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 |