Table 2.
HIV-testing practice of health care workers in Northwest Ethiopia
| Factors | Number | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Have you ever tested for HIV | ||
| Yes | 288 | 94.4 |
| No | 17 | 5.6 |
| How many times you have been previously tested for HIV? | ||
| Once | 46 | 16.1 |
| One to two times | 64 | 22.4 |
| Three times | 58 | 20.3 |
| Three to five times | 47 | 16.4 |
| More than five times | 71 | 24.8 |
| What makes you to be tested for HIV? | ||
| Simply to check my self | 112 | 39.0 |
| After initiated by counselor | 28 | 9.8 |
| Because of exposure to risky behavior and/or occupational injury | 147 | 51.2 |
| Have you motivation/interest for HIV self-testing? | ||
| Yes | 244 | 80.0 |
| No | 61 | 20.0 |
| Who tested you for HIV previously? | ||
| Myself only | 80 | 27.8 |
| Other person/health professional counselor | 85 | 29.5 |
| Both myself and also by counselor | 123 | 42.7 |
| How many times you have ever attempted self-test? | ||
| One or two times | 128 | 62.8 |
| Three to five times | 58 | 28.0 |
| Six or more times | 19 | 9.2 |
| What was your feeling after you tested yourself? | ||
| Nervous and sweating | 60 | 30.9 |
| I felt nothing | 104 | 53.6 |
| I immediately gone to health facility to check myself by others | 30 | 15.5 |
| If you were not practiced self-testing previously, why not? | ||
| I don't have the skill | 11 | 9.9 |
| Testing materials were inaccessible | 28 | 25.3 |
| It is unethical and not allowed | 41 | 36.9 |
| I fear to test myself | 31 | 27.9 |
| Did you disclose your result after self-test? | ||
| Yes | 153 | 73.6 |
| No | 55 | 26.4 |
| Did you refer yourself to health facility after self-test? | ||
| Yes | 41 | 20.0 |
| No | 160 | 80.0 |
| Do you think counseling is necessary /required of the health care workers for HIV-testing? | ||
| Yes | 227 | 77.2 |
| No | 67 | 22.8 |
| It what way counseling should be provided? | ||
| Ordinary counseling available | 113 | 39.0 |
| Free-toll phone | 35 | 12.2 |
| Separated counseling and testing space should be available | 84 | 28.8 |
| Counseling should be given by external body | 58 | 20.0 |
| Did your partner also self-tested? | ||
| Yes | 143 | 49.8 |
| No | 144 | 50.2 |
| Where did your partner tested? | ||
| Home | 57 | 39.9 |
| Health facility | 75 | 52.4 |
| Office | 9 | 6.3 |
| Market | 2 | 1.4 |
| Do you recommend and prefer HIV self -test in future? | ||
| Yes | 195 | 66.8 |
| No | 97 | 33.2 |
| What problems may occur if self-testing practiced? | ||
| Inaccurate result | 98 | 33.3 |
| Unsafe disposal of sharps | 30 | 13.6 |
| Limited onward referral | 15 | 5.1 |
| Resource misuse | 58 | 19.8 |
| They may harm themselves after test result | 83 | 28.2 |