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Table 4 Score results of the providers’ feasibility subdomains

From: A clinical utility evaluation of dual HIV/Syphilis point-of-care tests in non-clinical settings for screening for HIV and syphilis in men who have sex with men

 

Site 1

Site 2

Site 3

Site 4

TOTAL

LEARNABILITY SUBDOMAINa

 Ease of performing dual test

  Median score

Neither easy nor difficult

Quite easy

Quite easy

Quite easy

Quite easy

 Ease of reading and interpreting dual test results

  Median score

Quite easy

Very easy

Quite easy

Very easy

Quite easy

 Ease of interpreting weak positive test result

  Median score

Quite easy

Very easy

Quite easy

Quite easy/ Neither easy nor difficult

Quite easy

 The training was enough

  Median score

Agree

Strongly agree

Agree

Agree

Agree

  Subdomain median score

2.13

1.50

2.00

2.00

1.88

  Subdomain mean score

1.92

1.42

2.00

2.00

1.84

WILLINGNESS SUBDOMAINa

 Willingness to perform dual test

  Median score

Neither agree nor disagree

Strongly agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Agree

Agree

 Current supporting components of the study are sufficient to integrate dual test

  Median score

Agree

Strongly agree

Agree/ Neither agree nor disagree

Agree

Agree

  Subdomain median score

2.00

1.00

3.25

2.00

2.00

  Subdomain mean score

2.25

1.17

3.25

2.00

2.11

SUITABILITY SUBDOMAINb

 Confidence in the results of dual tests

  Median score

Agree

Strongly agree

Agree

Agree

Agree

 Routine dual test should continue in my CBO

  Median score

Agree

Strongly agree

Disagree

Agree

Agree

 Dual tests could be successfully integrated in my CBO

  Median score

Agree

Agree

Disagree

Agree

Agree

  Subdomain median score

2.00

1.33

3.33

2.17

2.00

  Subdomain mean score

2.07

1.33

3.22

2.17

2.18

SATISFACCION SUBDOMAINc

 How do new users feel about dual test

  Median score

Quite positive/ Neither negative nor positive

Quite positive

Neither negative nor positive

Quite positive

Quite positive

 Use of dual tests reduces the workload

  Median score

Disagree

Strongly agree

Strongly disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

 Dual tests are more acceptable to users than separate tests

  Median score

Neither agree nor disagree/ Disagree

Strongly agree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

 Dual tests will decrease users’ waiting time

  Median score

Neither agree nor disagree

Strongly agree

Disagree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

  Subdomain median score

3.25

1.25

3.75

3.25

3.25

  Subdomain mean score

3.14

1.58

3.08

3.08

2.94

EFFECTIVENESS SUBDOMAINd

 Current supplier will be able to provide dual tests

  Median score

Neither agree nor disagree

Strongly agree

Disagree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

 Dual tests can be easily integrated into national/regional guidelines

  Median score

Agree

Agree

Agree/ Neither agree nor disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Agree/ Neither agree nor disagree

  Subdomain median score

3.25

Ɨ

3.5

2.00

2.75

  Subdomain mean score

3.12

Ɨ

3.5

2.00

2.94

  1. aFour individuals didn’t answer all the questions in this domain and were excluded for the score calculation
  2. bFive individuals didn’t answer all the questions in this domain and were excluded for the score calculation
  3. cTwo individuals didn’t answer all the questions in this domain and were excluded for the score calculation
  4. dTen individuals didn’t answer all the questions in this domain and were excluded for the score calculation
  5. ƗIt cannot be calculated because anyone has answered the 2 questions