Research Article
Psychometric Assessment of a Physician-Patient Communication Behaviors Scale: The Perspective of Adult HIV Patients in Kenya
Table 3
Bivariate relationship between PPCB subscales and patient sociodemographic and health characteristics.
| | PPCB 13 item scale | Factors | Total scale = (subscale 1 + 2) | Subscale 1 | Subscale 2 | | | | | | | |
| Sociodemographic |
| Age | .00 | .97 | .10 | .85 | .01 | .83 | Sex | −.04 | .43 | −.04 | .48 | −.04 | .46 | Marital status | −.07 | .19 | −.09 | .07 | −.03 | .46 | Education level | .11 | .03 | .11 | .03 | .11 | .04 | Area of residence | .04 | .40 | −.01 | .77 | .08 | .12 | Source of income | .06 | .24 | .05 | .29 | .05 | .34 |
| Health status |
| Perception of health status | .17 | .01 | .19 | .01 | .13 | .01 | Years in HIV care | −.04 | .47 | −.03 | .54 | −.03 | .50 | Months on cART medication | .04 | .47 | −.04 | .48 | −.04 | .48 | Missed medical appointments | −.11 | .01 | −.20 | .01 | −.13 | .01 | Missed cART medication | −.17 | .01 | −.15 | .01 | −.14 | .01 |
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