Table 3.
Demographic characteristics and their association with HIV test and intention to test for HIV
|
Characteristics |
Have ever tested for HIV (N = 324) |
Will test for HIV in the future (N = 324) |
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| |
Yes |
No |
χ2 |
Yes |
No |
χ2 |
| |
N (%) |
N (%) |
( p- value) |
N (%) |
N (%) |
( p- value) |
|
Age Ranges |
|
|
0.004 |
|
|
0.115 |
| 17– 20 |
32 (21.8) |
61 (34.5) |
|
55 (27.1) |
38 (31.4) |
|
| 21 – 25 |
77 (52.4) |
93 (52.5) |
|
111 (54.7) |
59 (48.8) |
|
| 26 – 30 |
27 (18.3) |
20 (11.3) |
|
32 (15.8) |
15 (12.4) |
|
| 31+ |
11 (7.5) |
3 (1.7) |
|
5 (2.4) |
9 (7.4) |
|
|
Gender |
|
|
0.748 |
|
|
0.001 |
| Male |
84 (57.1) |
98 (55.4) |
|
136 (67.0) |
46 (38.0) |
|
| Female |
63 (42.9) |
79 (44.6) |
|
67 (33.0) |
75 (62.0) |
|
|
Marital Status |
|
|
0.001 |
|
|
0.046 |
| Single |
87 (59.2) |
109 (61.6) |
|
133 (65.5) |
63 (52.1) |
|
| Married |
24 (16.3) |
8 (4.5) |
|
16 (7.9) |
16 (13.2) |
|
| In relationship |
36 (24.5) |
60 (33.9) |
|
54 (26.6) |
42 (34.7) |
|
|
Religious Affiliation |
|
|
0.027 |
|
|
0.209 |
| Christian |
145 (98.6) |
166 (93.8) |
|
197 (97.0) |
114 (94.2) |
|
| Muslims |
2 (1.4) |
11 (6.2) |
|
6 (3.0) |
7 (5.8) |
|
|
Years in School |
|
|
0.416 |
|
|
0.197 |
| First year |
79 (53.7) |
89 (50.3) |
|
113 (55.7) |
55 (45.5) |
|
| Second year |
41 (27.9) |
61 (34.5) |
|
58 (28.6) |
44 (36.4) |
|
| Third year |
27 (18.4) |
27 (15.3) |
|
32 (15.7) |
22 (18.1) |
|
|
Knowledge of a place to get tested |
|
|
0.003 |
|
|
0.633 |
| Yes |
141(95.9) |
153 (86.4) |
|
183 (90.1) |
111 (91.7) |
|
| No |
6 (4.1) |
24 (13.6) |
|
20 (9.9) |
10 (8.3) |
|
|
Routes of HIV transmission Identified |
|
|
0.001 |
|
|
0.762 |
| None |
- |
12(6.8) |
|
6(3.0) |
6(5.0) |
|
| Single route |
24(16.3) |
48(27.1) |
|
47(23.2) |
25(20.7) |
|
| Two routes |
84(57.1) |
78(44.1) |
|
100(49.3) |
62(51.2) |
|
| Three or more routes |
39(26.5) |
39(22.0) |
|
50(23.5) |
28(23.1) |
|
|
HIV knowledge |
|
|
0.570 |
|
|
0.203 |
| Low (0–6) |
39(26.5) |
52(29.4) |
|
62(30.5) |
29(24) |
|
| High (7–12) | 108(73.5) | 125(70.6) | 141(69.5) | 92(76) |