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. 2023 Apr 26;25:e46514. doi: 10.2196/46514

Table 2.

Univariable analysis on the characteristics of participants who accepted oral fluid tests only, as reflected in the questionnaire.


Applied for support upon test kit request (N=96) Did not apply for support upon test kit request (reference) (N=338) ORa (95% CI) P value
Had self-tested for HIV among testers (N=347), n (%) 24 (34.3) 177 (65.6) 0.27 (0.16-0.48) <.001
Preferred getting HIV tests at a community-based organization, n (%) 62 (64.6) 125 (37.0) 3.11 (1.94-4.99) <.001
Preferred getting HIV tests using self-test kits, n (%) 64 (66.7) 276 (81.7) 0.45 (0.27-0.75) .002
Considered result accuracy important when choosing an HIV test, n (%) 39 (40.6) 99 (29.3) 1.65 (1.03-2.64) .04
Considered having staff to answer questions important, when choosing an HIV test, n (%) 36 (37.5) 64 (18.9) 2.57 (1.57-4.21) <.001
Considered privacy important when choosing an HIV test, n (%) 36 (37.5) 185 (54.7) 0.50 (0.31-0.79) .003
Considered degree of pain important when choosing an HIV test, n (%) 28 (29.2) 77 (22.8) 1.40 (0.84-2.32) .20
Considered the type of body fluid used important when choosing an HIV self-test, n (%) 39 (40.6) 153 (45.3) 0.83 (0.52-1.31) .42
Considered potential embarrassment at payment important when choosing an HIV self-test, n (%) 30 (31.3) 153 (45.3) 0.55 (0.34-0.89) .01
Considered availability of pretest support important when choosing an HIV self-test, n (%) 36 (37.5) 54 (16.0) 3.16 (1.90-5.23) <.001
Considered availability of midtest support important when choosing an HIV self-test, n (%) 41 (42.7) 74 (21.9) 2.66 (1.65-4.30) <.001
Considered availability of posttest support important when choosing an HIV self-test, n (%) 41 (42.7) 71 (21.0) 2.80 (1.73-4.54) <.001
Confidence scores of at least 9 out of 10 in correctly performing the self-test, n (%) 46 (47.9) 244 (72.2) 0.35 (0.22-0.56) <.001
Confidence scores of at least 9 out of 10 in interpreting the self-test result, n (%) 50 (52.1) 255 (75.4) 0.35 (0.22-0.57) <.001
System learnability score at result upload, median (IQR) 75 (50-100) 87.5 (75-100) N/Ab <.001

aOR: odds ratio.

bN/A: Not applicable.