Table 3 Questionnaire responses on experience of screening, Likert-type items by HIV-status (n = 131)
HIV-negative (%*) n = 76 | HIV-positive (%*) n = 55 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
“The screening was embarrassing” | |||
Disagree overall | 50.7% | 54.2% | 0.4‡ |
Neutral | 18.3% | 10.2% | |
Agree overall | 31.0% | 35.6% | |
“The screening was painful” | |||
Disagree overall | 84.5% | 85.0% | 1.0† |
Neutral | 5.6% | 6.7% | |
Agree overall | 9.9% | 8.3% | |
“I was worried about the results of my screening” | |||
Disagree overall | 31.4% | 30.0% | 0.8‡ |
Neutral | 30.0% | 26.7% | |
Agree overall | 38.6% | 43.3% | |
“I was given enough information about HPV, cervical cancer, and the screening test before the screening” | |||
Disagree overall | 2.8% | 1.7% | 0.9† |
Neutral | 12.7% | 10.0% | |
Agree overall | 84.5% | 88.3% | |