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Table 2 Patients’ preferences of HCT provider (n = 89)

From: Acceptability and feasibility of delegating HIV counseling and testing for TB patients to community health workers in the Philippines: a mixed methods study

Health provider

% Agree (n) to receive HIV Counseling from this providera

Health provider

% Agree (n) to receive HIV Testing from this providera

p-valueb

Doctor

93.3 (83)

Doctor

60.7 (54)

< 0.01

Nurse

68.2 (61)

Nurse

68.2 (61)

NS

Medical Technologists

76.5 (68)

Medical Technologists

78.8 (70)

NS

Midwife

44.2 (39)

Midwife

33.7 (30)

NS

BHW

47.2 (42)

BHW

30.3 (30)

0.02

  1. a No statistically significant difference in proportion between males and females (χ2 test)b Z-test for two proportionsNote: Multiple responses allowed. NS = Not significant