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Table 1 Items, and factor loadings based on principal axis factoring with oblimin rotation (pattern matrix) in the Barriers to HIV Testing Scale – Karolinska version (N = 258)

From: Development and psychometric testing of a barriers to HIV testing scale among individuals with HIV infection in Sweden; The Barriers to HIV testing scale-Karolinska version

Item

Factors

 

1 a

2 b

3 c

4 d

16. I was afraid of becoming sick

.823

.122

.103

-.077

15. I was afraid that my sex life would be negatively affected

.809

-.044

-.131

.121

18. I was worried about feeling like a failure

.691

.078

.048

-.230

14. I was afraid of losing my friends and other social contacts

.480

-.116

-.358

-.224

12. I was afraid of losing my partner

.455

.029

-.395

-.057

17. I was worried about the legal consequences

.450

.068

-.341

-.085

9. I did not want to know the results

.399

.326

.033

-.222

4. The testing site was too far away

.016

.699

.033

.060

1. I did not have transportation to a testing site

.029

.663

.051

-.046

8. There was no cure so why get tested

-.025

.634

.036

-.266

3. I did not have enough time

.078

.632

-.081

.157

2. I did not know where to go for testing

-.118

.532

-.303

-.039

5. I did not like people at testing site

.085

.344

-.092

-.169

11. I was afraid of losing my job

-.011

.050

-.795

-.081

13. I was afraid of losing my family

.206

.097

-.582

-.146

10. I was worried about my insurance/insurances

.123

.147

-.488

-.092

6. I was worried about confidentiality

.030

.077

-.185

-.744

7. People might recognize me at testing site

.230

-.046

-.141

-.550

  1. The factors were interpreted as relating to: a personal consequences, b structural barriers, c social and economic barriers, d confidentiality
  2. Items assigned to scale with highest loading (in bold)