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Table 3 Participants scores on attitudes, norms and self-efficacy towards regular STI and HIV testing

From: Psychosocial correlates of regular syphilis and HIV screening practices among female sex workers in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey

Variable

Median (IQR)

Freq < median (%)

Freq > median (%)

AT_HIV, attitude to 6 monthly testing

21 (20–22)

298 (67.6)

143 (32.4)

AT-SY, attitude to 3 monthly testing

9 (6–10)

269 (61.0)

172 (39.0)

MN-SY, syphilis testing accepting norms

9 (7–11)

269 (61.0)

172 (39.0)

MN_HIV, HIV testing accepting norms

17 (15–19)

255 (57.8)

186 (42.2)

SEB_HIV, efficacy to test for HIV amidst barriers

12 (9–14)

263 (59.6)

178 (40.4)

PC_HIV, confidence to test for HIV every 6 months

20 (18–21)

142 (32.2)

299 (67.8)

  1. AT-HIV attitude to 6-monthly HIV testing, AT-SYP attitude to 3-monthly syphilis/STI testing, MN normative or descriptive norm, SEB perceived self-efficacy amidst barriers, PC perceived confidence