Table 2.
Client Characteristics, reasons for testing and HIV risk behaviors for repeat testers and one-time testers (%) at KIWAKKUKI Centre, Moshi, Tanzania, 2003–2008
| Repeat Testers (n=1,382) |
One Time Testers (n=4,272) |
p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |||||
| Gender | |||||
| Men | 645 | (46.7) | 1,820 | (42.7) | 0.01 |
| Women | 737 | (53.3) | 2,441 | (57.3) | |
| Age | |||||
| >30 years | 722 | (52.2) | 2,031 | (47.7) | 0.003 |
| ≤30 years | 660 | (47.8) | 2,230 | (52.3) | |
| Residence | |||||
| Urban | 620 | (45.5) | 1,959 | (46.9) | 0.34 |
| Rural | 744 | (54.5) | 2,215 | (53.1) | |
| Occupation | |||||
| Business | 381 | (27.6) | 1,208 | (28.3) | 0.61 |
| Farming | 337 | (24.4) | 896 | (21.0) | 0.01 |
| Salaried worker | 188 | (13.6) | 563 | (13.2) | 0.69 |
| Skilled worker | 136 | (9.8) | 391 | (9.2) | 0.44 |
| Unskilled worker | 111 | (8.0) | 283 | (6.6) | 0.07 |
| Student | 92 | (6.7) | 380 | (8.9) | 0.01 |
| Other | 137 | (9.9) | 551 | (12.9) | 0.003 |
| Education | |||||
| Secondary or higher | 420 | (30.5) | 1,369 | (32.2) | 0.24 |
| Primary | 959 | (69.5) | 2,888 | (67.8) | |
| Marital Status | |||||
| Single | 660 | (47.8) | 2,118 | (49.6) | 0.24 |
| Divorced/Separated | 131 | (9.5) | 393 | (9.2) | 0.76 |
| Cohabitating | 99 | (7.2) | 382 | (8.9) | 0.04 |
| Married | 376 | (27.2) | 931 | (21.8) | <0.0001 |
| Widowed | 116 | (8.4) | 448 | (10.5) | 0.02 |
| Religion | |||||
| Catholic | 578 | (41.8) | 1,628 | (38.1) | 0.01 |
| Muslim | 237 | (17.2) | 902 | (21.1) | 0.001 |
| Protestant | 511 | (37.0) | 1,555 | (36.4) | 0.70 |
| Other | 56 | (4.0) | 175 | (4.1) | 0.94 |
| Reasons for testing † | |||||
| Illness | 149 | (10.8) | 937 | (22.0) | <0.0001 |
| Suspect unfaithful sexual partner | 555 | (40.2) | 1,514 | (35.5) | 0.0006 |
| Sexual partner died | 114 | (8.3) | 466 | (10.9) | 0.002 |
| New sexual partner | 85 | (21.3) | 245 | (15.1) | 0.003 |
| Multiple sexual partners | 286 | (20.7) | 980 | (23.0) | 0.01 |
| Premarriage | 292 | (21.1) | 868 | (20.4) | 0.26 |
| Preconception | 55 | (4.0) | 167 | (3.9) | 0.79 |
| HIV Risk Behaviors † | |||||
| Partner died | 160 | (12.6) | 571 | (14.7) | 0.02 |
| Partner(s) tested for HIV | 227 | (20.4) | 607 | (17.7) | 0.06 |
| Suspect partner(s) have HIV | 109 | (17.3) | 349 | (15.7) | 0.49 |
| Having concurrent sexual partners | 166 | (14.6) | 471 | (13.8) | 0.70 |
| Condom use past month | 66 | (14.5) | 216 | (13.8) | 0.52 |
| Had partner with other partners | 367 | (32.5) | 1,096 | (32.1) | 0.76 |
Missing data (n): 11 (gender); 11 (age); 116 (residence); 64 occupation; 18 (education; 18 (marital status); 12 (religion); 5 (illness); 12 (died); 13 (unfaithful partner); 18 (new partner); 14 multiple partners); 13 (premarriage); 18 (preconception)
†
All variables adjusted for sex and age