Table 1.
HIV self-testing practices with the HCWs baseline characteristics of the respondents, Northwest Ethiopia
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) | Ever tested for HIV | Undergo HIV self-testing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||||
| Number | Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
| Type of facility | Hospital | 199 (64.8) | 184 | 56(30.4) | 128(69.6) |
| Health center | 79(25.7) | 77 | 25(32.5) | 52(67.5) | |
| Private clinics/hospital | 29(9.4) | 27 | 4(14.8) | 23(85.2) | |
| Age | Below 30 years | 243(79.2) | 228 | 55(24.1) | 173(75.9) |
| Above 30 years | 64(20.8) | 60 | 30(50.0) | 30(50.0) | |
| sex | Male | 163(53.1) | 151 | 49(32.5) | 102(67.5) |
| Female | 144(46.9) | 137 | 36(26.3) | 101(73.7) | |
| Marital status | Single | 201(65.5) | 186 | 61(32.8) | 122(67.2) |
| Married | 96(31.3) | 92 | 22(23.9) | 70(76.1) | |
| Divorced | 10(3.3) | 10 | 2(20.0) | 8(80.0) | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 239(78.1) | 225 | 64(28.4) | 161(71.6) |
| Muslim | 29(9.5) | 26 | 4(15.4) | 22(84.6) | |
| Protestant | 30(9.8) | 29 | 13(44.8) | 16(55.2) | |
| Others(catholic, Adventist) | 8(2.6) | 8 | 4(50.0) | 4(50.0) | |
| Years of services | 5 years or below | 234(76.2) | 219 | 62(28.3) | 157(71.7) |
| 6 to 10 years | 40(13.0) | 38 | 12(31.6) | 26(68.4) | |
| 11 to 20 years | 10(3.3) | 10 | 4(40.0) | 6(60.0) | |
| Above 21 years | 23(7.5) | 21 | 7(33.3) | 14(66.7) | |
| Profession | Medical Doctor/MD | 34(11.1) | 34 | 23(67.6) | 11(32.4) |
| Health Officer | 13(4.2) | 13 | 6(46.2) | 7(53.8) | |
| Nurse | 99(32.2) | 92 | 16(17.4) | 78(82.6) | |
| Laboratory technician | 65(21.2) | 65 | 14(21.5) | 51(78.5) | |
| Midwife | 34(11.1) | 34 | 2(5.9) | 32(94.1) | |
| Technical assistant | 4(1.3) | 4 | 4(100.0) | 0(0.0) | |
| Internship/Graduating student | 47(15.3) | 37 | 16(43.2) | 21(56.8) | |
| Pharmacy | 8(2.9) | 7 | 5(71.4) | 2(28.6) | |
| Educational status | Diploma | 120(39.1) | 115 | 19(16.5) | 96(83.5) |
| First Degree | 171(55.7) | 159 | 57(35.8) | 102(64.2) | |
| Second degree/specialty | 14(4.6) | 12 | 7(58.3) | 5(41.7) | |
| History of risky sexual behavior | Yes | 111(63.7) | 179 | 28(25.7) | 81(74.3) |
| No | 195(36.3) | 109 | 57(31.8) | 122(68.2) | |
| History of occupational related injury | Yes | 217(29.1) | 80 | 59(28.4) | 149(71.6) |
| No | 90(70.9) | 208 | 26(32.5) | 54(67.5) | |