Table 4. Selected participants’ opinions regarding self-testing before and after self-testing, by site.a .
CDC (HIV-positive participants) (n = 200),n (column %) | DSC (At-risk participants) (n = 598),n (column %) | 2 Private Clinics (At-risk participants) (n = 196),n (column %) | Total (n = 994), n (column %) | |
Pre-Test Opinions | ||||
Heard about HIV rapid test before | 118 (59.0) | 279 (46.7) | 163 (83.2) | 560 (56.4) |
Like to know HIV test results in less than 1 hour | 182 (91.0) | 579 (96.8) | 193 (98.5) | 954 (96.0) |
Would purchase kit over-the-counter from retailoutlets | 159 (79.5) | 528 (88.4) | 181 (92.4) | 868 (87.4) |
Agree to have name recorded during HIV test | 82 (41.2) | 258 (43.2) | 21 (10.8) | 361 (36.4) |
Prefer to conduct HIV testing in private | 161 (80.5) | 532 (89.4) | 188 (96.4) | 881 (89.0) |
Pre-test counseling necessary | 134 (67.0) | 434 (72.9) | 149 (76.8) | 717 (72.5) |
Post-test opinions | ||||
Test kit instructions were easy to understand | 174 (87.4) | 581 (97.2) | 194 (100.0) | 949 (95.8) |
Test kit is convenient to use | 190 (96.5) | 584 (98.2) | 182 (98.9) | 956 (98.0) |
This kit should be sold in public outlets | 168 (84.4) | 551 (92.3) | 165 (85.1) | 884 (89.3) |
Would recommend this kit to others | 171 (85.9) | 576 (96.6) | 192 (99.0) | 939 (94.9) |
Post-test counseling is necessary | 154 (77.4) | 429 (72.5) | 152 (80.0) | 735 (74.9) |
Would pay at least USD15 for this kit | 44 (22.1) | 151 (25.3) | 82 (42.5) | 277 (28.0) |
Missing data, which accounted for less than 2% of participants for any question, was omitted from analysis.