OR estimates* for factors associated with being less likely to test for STIs if health records were made part of provincial EHR
| Variable | Variable level | Unadjusted OR | 95% CI | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | Reference | Reference | |||
| Male | 1.54 | 1.15 to 2.06 | 1.66 | 1.18 to 2.35 | 0.004 | |
| (b) It would be acceptable for my record from my visit to this clinic to be viewable by my family physician | Disagree/neutral | Reference | Reference | |||
| Agree | 0.33 | 0.25 to 0.43 | 0.67 | 0.45 to 1.00 | 0.05 | |
| (d) It would be acceptable for my EHR from my visit at the provincial STI clinic to be available for my medical specialist(s) to review | Disagree/neutral | Reference | Reference | |||
| Agree | 0.34 | 0.25 to 0.45 | 0.70 | 0.47 to 1.04 | 0.08 | |
| (h) When getting care at the BCCDC STI clinic, it is my expectation that no other clinicians in the province will be able to review my chart from my visit | Disagree/neutral | Reference | Reference | |||
| Agree | 5.95 | 4.32 to 8.19 | 3.55 | 2.43 to 5.20 | <0.001 | |
| (i) One of the reasons I came for care at the BCCDC STI clinic is that I did not want records of my encounter shared beyond this clinic | Disagree/neutral | Reference | Reference | |||
| Agree | 6.50 | 4.76 to 8.89 | 2.81 | 1.92 to 4.12 | <0.001 | |
| (j) If I could test for HIV completely anonymously at this clinic (meaning no name or phone number attached to my result), I would choose to test this way | Disagree/neutral | Reference | Reference | |||
| Agree | 3.16 | 2.38 to 4.22 | 1.49 | 1.05 to 2.10 | 0.02 |
*Backward likelihood ratio method was used to select final variables from full multivariable model (variables with p value ≤0.2 in bivariate analysis were considered for multivariable model).
BCCDC, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control; EHR, electronic health record; STI, sexually transmitted infection.