Table 5 Proportion of first-time testers among surveyed HIVST users and associated factors (univariate and multivariate logistic regression)

Country

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Côte d’Ivoire

32.1% (446/1 390)

—

—

—

—

 Mali

56.7% (558/984)

2.77

2.34, 3.28

2.95

2.42, 3.60

 Senegal

30.7% (74/241)

0.94

0.69, 1.26

1.03

0.73, 1.45

Sex

0.002

< 0.001

 Man

43.3% (759/1 754)

—

—

—

—

 Woman

37.0% (319/861)

0.77

0.65, 0.91

0.49

0.40, 0.60

HIVST distribution channel

0.002

 FSW-based channels

40.2% (525/1 305)

—

—

 MSM-based channels

44.2% (486/1 100)

1.18

1.00, 1.38

 Other delivery channels

31.9% (67/210)

0.70

0.51, 0.95

Age group

< 0.001

< 0.001

 24 years or less

54.7% (637/1 164)

—

—

—

—

 25–34 years

31.9% (339/1 063)

0.39

0.33, 0.46

0.37

0.30, 0.44

 35 years or more

26.3% (102/388)

0.30

0.23, 0.38

0.28

0.21, 0.37

Marital status

0.16

 Single

41.6% (733/1 761)

—

—

 Divorced / separated / widowed

32.0% (31/97)

0.66

0.42, 1.01

 Living with partner / married

41.5% (314/757)

0.99

0.84, 1.18

Educational level

< 0.001

< 0.001

 None / primary

47.5% (239/503)

—

—

—

—

 Secondary

44.8% (642/1 432)

0.90

0.73, 1.10

0.60

0.47, 0.77

 Higher

29.0% (197/680)

0.45

0.35, 0.57

0.33

0.25, 0.44

Financially, would you say that

0.066

0.045

 You are comfortable

42.5% (191/449)

—

—

—

—

 Your income is enough

37.8% (296/783)

0.82

0.65, 1.04

0.73

0.56, 0.95

 You are poor/very poor

42.7% (591/1 383)

1.01

0.81, 1.25

0.88

0.69, 1.12

Compared to people of your age would you say your health is

0.004

0.086

 Very satisfactory

43.6% (676/1 549)

—

—

—

—

 Quite satisfactory

37.3% (180/482)

0.77

0.62, 0.95

0.98

0.78, 1.24

 Unsatisfactory

36.0% (171/475)

0.73

0.59, 0.90

0.97

0.76, 1.23

 Not at all satisfactory

46.8% (51/109)

1.14

0.77, 1.68

1.71

1.12, 2.62

How much do you think that you are exposed to the risk of acquiring HIV?

< 0.001

0.066

 Highly exposed

45.1% (217/481)

—

—

—

—

 Somewhat exposed

33.4% (275/824)

0.61

0.48, 0.77

0.77

0.60, 1.00

 Not at all exposed

44.7% (586/1 310)

0.98

0.80, 1.22

0.96

0.76, 1.22

Number of sexual partners in the last 12 months

< 0.001

 0 partner

62.4% (88/141)

—

—

 1 to 2 partners

40.5% (444/1 095)

0.41

0.28, 0.59

 3 to 6 partners

36.3% (243/670)

0.34

0.23, 0.50

 7 partners or more

36.7% (132/360)

0.35

0.23, 0.52

 DK-R

49.0% (171/349)

0.58

0.39, 0.86

Used condom in the last 12 months

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Always

36.4% (294/807)

—

—

—

—

 Occasionally

34.6% (335/969)

0.92

0.76, 1.12

1.13

0.91, 1.41

 Never

50.7% (321/633)

1.80

1.45, 2.22

2.02

1.59, 2.56

 Did not have sex

62.4% (88/141)

2.90

2.01, 4.21

2.88

1.91, 4.38

 Refusal

61.5% (40/65)

2.79

1.67, 4.75

2.58

1.45, 4.65

How did you get the HIVST kit? Who gave you the HIVST kit?

< 0.001

0.006

 Primary distribution

39.1% (709/1 815)

—

—

—

—

 Secondary distribution

46.1% (369/800)

1.34

1.13, 1.58

1.32

1.08, 1.60