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Access to HIV Services for Mobile and Migrant Populations in Antigua

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Between 3 <strong>and</strong> 6 months ago 26 22.8<br />

Between 6 <strong>and</strong> 12 months ago 25 21.9<br />

Between 1 <strong>and</strong> 2 years ago 24 21.0<br />

Never 14 12.2<br />

Don’t recall 8 7.0<br />

No response 3 2.6<br />

Total 114 99.6<br />

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Figure 42 – show<strong>in</strong>g most recent medical checkup<br />

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This week this month 1-3 month 3-6 months 6-12 Month 1-2 years NEVER Don't recall NA<br />

Experience dur<strong>in</strong>g medical check-up<br />

Of the participants, 27.1% reported that they received excellent treatment dur<strong>in</strong>g their<br />

medical checkup. Accord<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs it is reported that a clean facility, good cus<strong>to</strong>mer<br />

care <strong>and</strong> an <strong>in</strong>vit<strong>in</strong>g friendly atmosphere coupled with quality medical service <strong>and</strong><br />

confidentiality is considered excellence. Others reported that the service was excellent<br />

because the checkup was done <strong>in</strong> the Dom<strong>in</strong>ican Republic. The 50% that had a good<br />

experience stated that there was a measure of friendl<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>and</strong> the doc<strong>to</strong>r was nice, though<br />

quite a few <strong>in</strong>dicated that this was because their most recent checkup was <strong>in</strong> their country<br />

of orig<strong>in</strong>. 1.7% said that they received poor service cit<strong>in</strong>g lack of manners <strong>and</strong> the use of<br />

swabs while 18.4% of the persons <strong>in</strong>dicated that the question was not applicable <strong>to</strong> them<br />

because they did not seek any services.<br />

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