Table 3 Participants’ perceived health, HIV risk, sexual behavior, and condom use in relation to HIV testing history
Profile of participants n(%) | HIV testing history n(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Last test 12 months or more n = 534 (20.4%) | Last test less than 12 months n = 1 003 (38.4%) | Never tested before n = 1 078 (41.2%) | p-value (Pearson’s Chi-squared test) | ||
Compared to people of your age would you say your health is | 0.002 | ||||
Very satisfactory | 1 549 (59.2%) | 591 (38.2%) | 282 (18.2%) | 676 (43.6%) | |
Quite satisfactory | 482 (18.4%) | 187 (38.8%) | 115 (23.9%) | 180 (37.3%) | |
Unsatisfactory | 475 (18.2%) | 185 (38.9%) | 119 (25.1%) | 171 (36.0%) | |
Not at all satisfactory | 109 (4.2%) | 40 (36.7%) | 18 (16.5%) | 51 (46.8%) | |
How much do you think that you are exposed to the risk of acquiring HIV? | < 0.001 | ||||
Highly exposed | 481 (18.4%) | 165 (34.3%) | 99 (20.6%) | 217 (45.1%) | |
Somewhat exposed | 824 (31.5%) | 337 (40.9%) | 212 (25.7%) | 275 (33.4%) | |
Not at all exposed | 1 310 (50.1%) | 501 (38.2%) | 223 (17.0%) | 586 (44.7%) | |
Number of sexual partners in the last 12 months | < 0.001 | ||||
0 partner | 141 (5.4%) | 29 (20.6%) | 24 (17.0%) | 88 (62.4%) | |
1 to 2 partners | 1 095 (41.9%) | 417 (38.1%) | 234 (21.4%) | 444 (40.5%) | |
3 to 6 partners | 670 (25.6%) | 311 (46.4%) | 116 (17.3%) | 243 (36.3%) | |
7 partners or more | 360 (13.8%) | 140 (38.9%) | 88 (24.4%) | 132 (36.7%) | |
DK-R | 349 (13.3%) | 106 (30.4%) | 72 (20.6%) | 171 (49.0%) | |
Used condom in the last 12 months | < 0.001 | ||||
Always | 807 (30.9%) | 374 (46.3%) | 139 (17.2%) | 294 (36.4%) | |
Occasionally | 969 (37.1%) | 416 (42.9%) | 218 (22.5%) | 335 (34.6%) | |
Never | 633 (24.2%) | 168 (26.5%) | 144 (22.7%) | 321 (50.7%) | |
Did not have sex | 141 (5.4%) | 29 (20.6%) | 24 (17.0%) | 88 (62.4%) | |
DK-R | 65 (2.5%) | 16 (24.6%) | 9 (13.8%) | 40 (61.5%) | |