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Table 5 Patients' comprehension of the self-sampling request letter (n = 234)

From: Contact investigations for antibiotic-resistant bacteria: a mixed-methods study of patients’ comprehension of and compliance with self-sampling requests post-discharge

Question

N

%

Did you have time to read this letter? (n = 230)

 Yes

225

97.8

 No

5

2.2

Was the screening for the detection of the bacterium clear at the time? (n = 228)

 Yes

205

89.9

 No

8

3.5

 A little

15

6.6

Did you find the information about the bacterium clear at the time? (n = 229)

 Yes

187

81.7

 No

13

5.7

 A little

29

12.7

Did you find the information about taking the swabs clear at the time? (n = 227)

 Yes

205

90.3

 No

7

3.1

 A little

15

6.6

Was it clear how you would get the results? (n = 227)

 Yes

186

81.9

 No

20

8.8

 A little

21

9.3

Would you have liked more information? (n = 220)

 Yes

47

21.4

 No

173

78.6

Did you search for more information? (n = 231)

 Yes

56

24.2

 No

175

75.8

If so, where? (n = 56)a

 Internet

46

 

 General practitioner

8

 

 Family/friends

6

 

 Somewhere else

7

 

Have you done things differently to not infect anyone? (n = 228)

 Yes

38

16.7

 No

190

83.3

Would you have liked to receive the letter in another language? (n = 230)

 Yes

2

0.9

 No

228

99.1

  1. aPatients could give multiple answers