Table 3.
Time since last HIV test and HIVST kit type preference for participants who accepted an HIVST kit in the STAR III study in India
| Time since last HIV test | HIVST kit type preference | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Never tested | 0−12 months | 12+ months | Unknown time of last HIV test | Total | Oral fluid‐based | Blood‐based | |
| Total | 87,974 (100) | 42,120 (48) | 27,756 (32) | 12,464 (14) | 5634 (6) | 87,976 (100) | 42,769 (49) | 45,207 (51) |
| Model | ||||||||
| Community‐based model | 79,322 (100) | 35,740 (45) | 26,874 (34) | 11,681 (15) | 5027 (6) | 79,324 (100) | 39,341 (50) | 39,983 (50) |
| PLHIV network‐led model | 1668 (100) | 1144 (69) | 176 (11) | 290 (17) | 58 (3) | 1668 (100) | 959 (57) | 709 (42) |
| Private practitioners’ model | 6984 (100) | 5236 (75) | 706 (10) | 493 (7) | 549 (8) | 6984 (100) | 2469 (35) | 4515 (65) |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18−24 years | 17,337 (100) | 9440 (54) | 4700 (27) | 1927 (11) | 1270 (7) | 17,337 (100) | 8606 (50) | 8731 (50) |
| 25−34 years | 45,117 (100) | 21,103 (47) | 14,846 (33) | 6903 (15) | 2325 (5) | 45,178 (100) | 22,151 (49) | 23,027 (51) |
| 35−44 years | 20,819 (100) | 9293 (45) | 6903 (33) | 2979 (14) | 1644 (8) | 20,820 (100) | 9935 (48) | 10,885 (52) |
| >44 years | 4641 (100) | 2284 (49) | 1307 (28) | 655 (14) | 395 (8) | 4641 (100) | 2077 (45) | 2564 (55) |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 57,926 (100) | 32,153 (55) | 13,853 (24) | 7207 (12) | 4713 (8) | 57,927 (100) | 27,023 (47) | 30,904 (53) |
| Female | 25,206 (100) | 8293 (33) | 12,125 (48) | 4032 (16) | 756 (3) | 25,207 (100) | 13,112 (52) | 12,095 (48) |
| Transgender | 4770 (100) | 1635 (34) | 1775 (37) | 1223 (26) | 137 (3) | 4770 (100) | 2583 (54) | 2187 (46) |
| Other | 72 (100) | 39 (54) | 3 (4) | 2 (3) | 28 (39) | 72 (100) | 51 (71) | 21 (29) |
| Population group | ||||||||
| FSW | 19,831 (100) | 5168 (26) | 11,261 (57) | 2921 (15) | 481 (2) | 19,832 (100) | 10,419 (52) | 9413 (47) |
| MSM | 15,241 (100) | 6558 (43) | 5409 (35) | 2280 (15) | 994 (6) | 15,242 (100) | 8551 (56) | 6691 (44) |
| TG | 4764 (100) | 1633 (34) | 1773 (6) | 1221 (26) | 137 (3) | 4770 (100) | 2583 (54) | 2187 (46) |
| PWID | 5534 (100) | 1366 (25) | 3044 (55) | 805 (14) | 319 (6) | 5533 (100) | 1875 (34) | 3658 (66) |
| Partner/client of key population | 11,001 (100) | 7471 (68) | 1410 (13) | 1173 (11) | 947 (9) | 10,999 (100) | 4644 (42) | 6355 (58) |
| Partner of PLHIV | 2392 (100) | 800 (33) | 769 (32) | 727 (30) | 96 (4) | 2392 (100) | 1273 (53) | 1119 (47) |
| Family member of PLHIV | 340 (100) | 334 (98) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 5 (1) | 340 (100) | 161 (47) | 179 (53) |
| Private practitioner/other referrals | 6555 (100) | 4992 (76) | 527 (8) | 464 (7) | 572 (9) | 6555 (100) | 2524 (38) | 4031 (61) |
| Self‐identified high‐risk individuals | 22,313 (100) | 13,798 (62) | 3561 (16) | 2871 (13) | 2083 (9) | 22,313 (100) | 10,739 (48) | 11,574 (52) |
Abbreviations: FSW, female sex worker; MSM, men who have sex with men; PWID, people who inject drugs; TG, transgender people.