Table 3.
Relationship of socio-demographic characteristics with HIV testing and intention to test for HIV
| Variable | Have you had HIV testing in the last six months? (N = 1225) | Are you willing to have HIV test in the near future? (N = 1225) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | X 2 | Yes | No | X 2 | |
| N (%) | N (%) | (p-values) | N (%) | N (%) | (p-values) | |
| Age in years | ||||||
| 15 to 17 | 94 (32.9) | 192 (67.1) | 3.105 (0.376) | 191 (66.8) | 95 (33.2) | 8.304 (0.040) |
| 18 to 20 | 196 (28.4) | 493 (71.6) | 505 (73.3) | 184 (26.7) | ||
| 21 to 23 | 61 (32.6) | 126 (67.4) | 146 (78.1) | 41 (21.9) | ||
| > 23 | 22 (34.9) | 41 (65.1) | 43 (68.3) | 20 (31.7) | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 166 (32.0) | 352 (68.0) | 1.081 (0.298) | 344 (66.4) | 174 (33.6) | 15.243 (0.000) |
| Female | 207 (29.3) | 500 (70.7) | 541 (76.5) | 166 (23.5) | ||
| Religion | ||||||
| Christianity | 345 (30.1) | 801 (69.9) | 1.383 (0.501) | 826 (72.1) | 320 (27.9) | 4.882 (0.087) |
| Islam | 24 (34.3) | 46 (65.7) | 55 (78.6) | 15 (21.4) | ||
| Others | 4 (44.4) | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) | 4 (55.6) | ||
| Source of information about HIV/AIDS | ||||||
| Mass media | 278 (30.8) | 625 (69.2) | 0.926 (0.629) | 653 (72.3) | 250 (27.7) | 0.900 (0.638) |
| Health workers | 82 (30.5) | 187 (69.5) | 191 (71.0) | 78 (29.0) | ||
| Others | 13 (24.5) | 40 (75.5) | 41 (77.4) | 12 (22.6) | ||
| Knowledge of HIV | ||||||
| Good | 363 (30.5) | 827 (69.5) | 0.060 (0.807) | 873 (73.4) | 317 (26.6) | 25.891 (0.000) |
| Poor | 10 (28.6) | 25 (71.4) | 12 (34.3) | 23 (65.7) | ||