Table 2. Comparison of urban and rural GP responses 2023
QuestionsUrban
Yes (%) n = 43
Rural
Yes (%) n = 31
ORCIP value
Are any patients in your practice living with HIV?86.0%74.2%2.140.65 to 6.970.205
Have you ever tested a patient for HIV in your practice?99.9%96.8%4.280.16 to 108.590.881
Have you sent a test based on a patient request?86.0%51.6%5.781.89 to 17.60 0.002*
Have you sent a test based on symptoms of HIV?46.5%12.9%5.651.68 to 18.97 0.005*
Have you sent a test as indicated by sexual history?90.7%71.0%3.991.09 to 14.46 0.035*
Have you sent a test based on origin from a country of high incidence?62.8%12.9%11.393.36 to 38.52 <0.001*
Do you use any guidelines in testing for or managing HIV?34.9%6.5%7.771.62 to 37.11 0.01*
Are you aware of PrEP and its uses?88.4%71.0%5.181.26 to 21.18 0.022*
Are you familiar with the concept of ‘undetectable = untransmittable’ (U=U)?79.1%48.4%3.631.33 to 9.82 0.011*
  • HIV = human immunodeficiency virus

  • Bold and asterisk(*) indicates statistical significance.