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Table 1 Participants demographic characteristics

From: You have a self-testing method that preserves privacy so how come you cannot give us treatment that does too?” Exploring the reasoning among young people about linkage to prevention, care and treatment after HIV self-testing in Southern Malawi

Categories/sub categories

Data collection approach

In-depth Interviews (n = 13)

Focus group discussions (n = 28)

Population group

Young HIV self-testers

Health Care Workers (16)

Community Based Distributing Agents (12)

Location

 Village 1

7

7

Village 1 (6)

 Village 2

6

9

Village 2 (6)

Sex

 Female

9

8

8

 Male

4

8

4

Age

 16–19

3

N/A

N/A

 20–24

10

0

2

 25–30

 

8

3

 30 + 

 

8

7

HIV status

 HIV-Positive

7

N/A

N/A

 HIV-Negative

6

  

 Unknown

1

  

Totals

13

16

12