Table 3.
Reasons for not testing among those never tested
| Total | Gay | Bisexual | Hetero | Other | 4-Groupa | 2-Groupa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N=250) | (n=35) | (n=99) | (n=60) | (n=56) | X2df | p | X2df | p | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |||||
| Don’t feel at risk | 32 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 1.73 | .632 | 0.21 | .671 |
| Fear of finding results | 30 | 24 | 31 | 28 | 34 | 1.23 | .742 | 0.91 | .349 |
| Not knowing where to get tested | 20 | 34 | 14 | 30 | 13 | 12.03 | .007 | 4.91 | .027 |
| Always using condoms | 12 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7.53 | .058 | 0.01 | .980 |
| Shame to be perceived as homosexual | 12 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 1.03 | .804 | 0.41 | .552 |
| Fear of prejudice or discrimination due to requesting the HIV test | 11 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 4.03 | .258 | 0.61 | .430 |
| Cost | 7 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7.23 | .066 | 6.91 | .009 |
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4-Group statistical tests compare the 4 sexual identity groups and 2-Group statistical tests compare the gay identified men to all other participants using chi-square tests.