Table 2.
Univariable analysis on the characteristics of participants who accepted oral fluid tests only, as reflected in the questionnaire.
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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.