GPs' perceived barriers to their involvement in caring for patients with HIV: a questionnaire-based study

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Table 1

Examples of statements on structural barriers to care in general practice of patients with HIV.

Statements	Agree, % (n)	Undecided,% (n)	Disagree, % (n)
‘I am sure I can distinguish between HIV illness and other illnesses’	30 (37)	47 (58)	23 (28)

‘I feel there is currently adequate training offered to allow GPs to look after HIV patients’	28 (34)	30 (37)	43 (53)

‘I do not feel we should take on any extra care of HIV patients unless we get specific reimbursement’	54 (67)	29 (36)	14 (18)

‘I feel there is adequate communication between HIV specialists and primary care’	47 (58)	20 (24)	33 (42)

Table 2

Examples of statements on attitudinal barriers to care in general practice of patients with HIV.

Statements	Agree, % (n)	Undecided,% (n)	Disagree, % (n)
‘I feel uncomfortable looking after a patient whose sexuality is different from my own’	4 (5)	1 (1)	94 (117)

‘My patients prefer to have their HIV illness managed by specialists’	67 (83)	30 (37)	2 (3)

‘My patients with HIV prefer to have all their health issues managed by specialists’	20 (25)	40 (49)	40 (50)

‘Historically HIV patients have been looked after mainly in secondary care, but their basic care should now be moved over to primary care’	29 (36)	45 (56)	25 (31)