Table 1.
Willingness to Participate in a Survey Using Oral Fluid to Estimate HIV Prevalence by Category
| Category | Number (%) of Respondents in Each Category& (n = 408 Eligible Unless Otherwise Indicated) | Would Do HIV Test Number (% ± 95% CI) | p by Chi Square (Unless Otherwise Indicated) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | (n = 496) | ||
| Male | 248(50) | 149 (60 ± 6) | 0.003 |
| Female | 248 (50) | 180 (73 ± 5) | |
| Age (years) | (n = 496) | ||
| 18 to 20 | 111 (22) | 73 (66 ± 8) | 0.791* |
| 21 to 35 | 385 (78) | 256 (67 ± 4) | |
| Education | |||
| Secondary or less | 247 (63) | 201 (81 ± 5) | |
| Polytechnic | 59 (15) | 43 (73 ± 11) | 0.295 |
| Tertiary | 90 (23) | 74 (82 ± 8) | |
| Partnership Status | |||
| Married | 34 (9) | 25 (74 ± 14) | |
| Common law | 45 (11) | 37 (82 ± 11) | 0.564 |
| Single/separated | 318 (80) | 257 (81 ± 4) | |
| Monthly Income | |||
| <$500 | 117 (33) | 92 (79 ± 7) | |
| 500-999 | 75 (21) | 62 (83 ± 8) | |
| 1000-1499 | 59 (16) | 49 (80 ± 10) | 0.854 |
| 1500 or more | 108 (30) | 86 (80 ± 7) | |
| Health Care Source | (n = 352) | ||
| Private GP@ | 174 (51) | 141 (81 ± 6) | |
| Polyclinic | 170 (49) | 138 (81 ± 6) | 0.973 |
| Last Medical Consultation | |||
| <6 months | 185 (46) | 149 (81 ± 5) | |
| ≥6months/can’t recall | 218 (54) | 176 (81 ± 5) | 0.961 |
| Age of Sexual Debut | (n = 383) | ||
| <15 years | 68 (19) | 55 (81 ± 9) | |
| 15 to 17 years | 196 (54) | 156 (80 ± 5) | 0.255* |
| >17 years | 98 (27) | 85 (87 ± 6) | |
| Lifetime No. of Sex Partners | |||
| 0 | 25 (6.7) | 20 (80 ± 15) | |
| 2-Jan | 81 (21.7) | 61 (84 ± 8) | 0.792* |
| 3 or more | 267 (71.6) | 216 (81 ± 4) | |
| Number of Partners in Last 12 Months | |||
| 0 | 55 (14) | 44 (80 ± 10) | |
| 1 | 292 (73) | 240 (82 ± 4) | 0.448 |
| 2 or more | 56 (14) | 42 (75 ± 11) | |
| Chlamydia and/or Gonorrhoea Infected | (n = 397) | ||
| Yes | 50 (13) | 43 (86 ± 9) | 0.302 |
| No | 347 (87) | 277 (80 ± 4) | |
| Condom Use Last Intercourse# | (n = 319) | ||
| Yes | 151 (53) | 124 (82 ± 6) | |
| No | 136 (47) | 115 (85 ± 6) | 0.58 |
| Condom Use Last Intercourse: Commercial Partner | (n = 22) | ||
| Yes | 14 (67) | 11 (79 ± 20) | |
| No | 7 (33) | 5 (72 ± 31) | 1.00* * |
| Smokes Cigarettes | |||
| Yes | 51 (13) | 41 (80 ± 10) | 1 |
| No | 352 (87) | 283 (80 ± 4) | |
| Used Marijuana | |||
| Yes | 112 (28) | 91 (81 ± 7) | 0.825 |
| No | 289 (72) | 232 (80 ± 4) | |
| Used Cocaine | |||
| Yes | 4 (1) | 4 (100 ± 9) | 1.000* * |
| No | 396 (99) | 319 (81 ± 4) | |
&
For gender and age all 98 non-responders were assumed to be unwilling to do an HIV test and were included in the analysis (n = 496 eligible). For all other categories 10 nonresponders to this survey were included where data was available from a preceding survey.
*
p using the Mann-Whitney U test on the continuous variable.
@
General practitioner.
#
Condom use with a partner not being lived with.
**
Fisher’s exact test.