Table 2.
Characteristics of Men Who Had Sex in the Past 6 Months by Previous HIV Test and Knowledge of Partner’s HIV Status.
| Number (%) of men who reported HIV test, n = 3,235 (35.5%) |
Number (%) of men aware of partner’s HIV status, n = 2,271 (24.9%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age range | ||
| 15-25 | 368 (25.1)*** | 244 (16.6)*** |
| 26-36 | 1,747 (38.0) | 1,205 (26.2) |
| 37-47 | 768 (36.1) | 595 (28.0) |
| 48 and older | 352 (38.5) | 227 (24.8) |
| χ2 = 85.8 | χ2 = 68.5 | |
| Education | ||
| No education | 49 (25.9)*** | 27 (14.3)*** |
| Primary | 965 (26.9) | 713 (19.9) |
| Secondary | 1,187 (37.1) | 852 (26.6) |
| Postsecondary | 497 (42.0) | 319 (26.9) |
| University | 537 (56.9) | 360 (38.1) |
| χ2 = 337.5 | χ2 = 156 | |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 1,415 (34.9) | 835 (20.6)*** |
| Married | 100 (36.2) | 68 (22.3) |
| Divorced | 1,720 (32.8) | 1,368 (28.8) |
| Not significant | χ2 = 79 | |
| Number of sexual partners | ||
| One | 3,035 (36.2)*** | 2,166 (25.8)*** |
| Two or more | 200 (27.5) | 105 (14.5) |
| χ2 = 22 | χ2 = 46.2 | |
| Condom use | ||
| Inconsistent | 2,912 (34.2)*** | 2,074 (24.3)*** |
| Consistent | 323 (54.8) | 197 (33.4) |
| χ2 = 102.6 | χ2 = 24.4 | |
| Children | ||
| None | 1,349 (35.2) | 846 (22.1)*** |
| One or more | 1,886 (35.8) | 1,425 (27.0) |
| Not significant | χ2 = 29.3 | |
| Previous HIV test | ||
| No | 824 (14.0)*** | |
| Yes | 1,447 (44.7) | χ2 = 1,050 |
| Knowledge of partner’s HIV status | ||
| Unaware | 1,788 (26.2)*** | |
| Aware | 1,447 (63.7) | χ2 = 1,050 |
Note. Only men who had been tested for HIV and those who are aware of their partner’s HIV status are reported in this table.
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p < .001.