Table 4 Primary or secondary distribution, HIVST use, reported difficulties with HIVST peer 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) | ||
How did you get the HIVST kit? Who gave you the HIVST kit? | 0.003 | ||||
Primary distribution (health professional, community agent/peer-educator) | 1 815 (69.4%) | 726 (40.0%) | 380 (20.9%) | 709 (39.1%) | |
Secondary distribution (sexual partner, friend, colleague, relative) | 800 (30.6%) | 277 (34.6%) | 154 (19.2%) | 369 (46.1%) | |
Did you have trouble understanding the instructions? | 0.2 | ||||
Yes | 69 (2.6%) | 33 (47.8%) | 15 (21.7%) | 21 (30.4%) | |
No | 2 546 (97.4%) | 970 (38.1%) | 519 (20.4%) | 1 057 (41.5%) | |
Did you have difficulty collecting the oral fluid? | > 0.9 | ||||
Yes | 31 (1.2%) | 12 (38.7%) | 7 (22.6%) | 12 (38.7%) | |
No | 2 584 (98.8%) | 991 (38.4%) | 527 (20.4%) | 1 066 (41.3%) | |
How long did you wait before reading the result? | 0.3 | ||||
Under 20 min | 528 (20.2%) | 198 (37.5%) | 98 (18.6%) | 232 (43.9%) | |
Between 20 and 40 min | 1 973 (75.4%) | 760 (38.5%) | 419 (21.2%) | 794 (40.2%) | |
More than 40 min | 60 (2.3%) | 27 (45.0%) | 8 (13.3%) | 25 (41.7%) | |
Do not know | 54 (2.1%) | 18 (33.3%) | 9 (16.7%) | 27 (50.0%) | |
Did you have difficulty reading the result? | 0.8 | ||||
Yes | 66 (2.5%) | 28 (42.4%) | 12 (18.2%) | 26 (39.4%) | |
No | 2 549 (97.5%) | 975 (38.3%) | 522 (20.5%) | 1 052 (41.3%) | |
Would you say that the use of HIVST was? | < 0.001 | ||||
Very simple | 1 482 (56.7%) | 604 (40.8%) | 262 (17.7%) | 616 (41.6%) | |
Simple | 1 092 (41.8%) | 376 (34.4%) | 265 (24.3%) | 451 (41.3%) | |
Not simple / not at all simple | 30 (1.1%) | 23 (56.1%) | 7 (17.1%) | 11 (26.8%) | |
Would you say that reading HIVST result was? | 0.014 | ||||
Very easy | 1 072 (41.0%) | 427 (39.8%) | 183 (17.1%) | 462 (43.1%) | |
Easy | 1 403 (53.7%) | 514 (36.6%) | 322 (23.0%) | 567 (40.4%) | |
Not easy | 108 (4.1%) | 49 (45.4%) | 22 (20.4%) | 37 (34.3%) | |
Not at all easy | 41 (1.6%) | 13 (40.6%) | 7 (21.9%) | 12 (37.5%) | |
After using HIVST, would you say that you are? | 0.9 | ||||
Totally satisfied | 2 329 (89.1%) | 890 (38.2%) | 477 (20.5%) | 962 (41.3%) | |
Partially satisfied | 269 (10.3%) | 108 (40.1%) | 52 (19.3%) | 109 (40.5%) | |
Not satisfied | 11 (0.4%) | 3 (27.3%) | 4 (36.4%) | 4 (36.4%) | |
Not at all satisfied | 6 (0.2%) | 2 (33.3%) | 1 (16.7%) | 3 (50.0%) | |