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Table 2 Mean scores by question and factor

From: Changing HCW attitudes: a case study of normalizing HIV service delivery in emergency departments

Variable

Pre-intervention stigma score (n = 66) Std. Dev.

Post-intervention stigma score (n = 66) Std. Dev.

p-value

Question focus

 ED should offer HCT

3.53 (1.23)

3.84 (1.12)

0.1371

 ALL ED patients should receive HCT

3.42 (1.29)

3.86 (1.27)

0.0430*

 Only high-risk ED patients should receive HCT

2.68 (1.08)

2.30 (0.99)

0.0363*

 Benefit of offering ED-based HCT to patients

4.33 (0.73)

4.39 (0.68)

0.6447

 Burden of offering HCT in a clinical setting

2.80 (1.15)

3.21 (1.33)

0.0440*

 Concern about patient reaction to HCT

3.26 (1.33)

3.51 (1.06)

0.1663

 Comfort with disclosing HCT results

3.21 (1.01)

3.81 (1.08)

0.0021*

Factors

 Perceived benefits of ED-based HCT

3.35 (0.61)

3.54 (0.55)

0.0770

 Comfort in providing ED-based HCT

3.23 (0.86)

3.63 (0.96)

0.0159*

 Overall attitudes score

3.32 (0.50)

3.56 (0.52)

0.0084*

  1. *Significant at p-value < 0.05