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. 2014 Nov 14;17(1):19218. doi: 10.7448/IAS.17.1.19218

Table 3.

Knowledge of STI and HIV infection versus actual biological test results

HIV status (test results)

HIV-negative HIV-positive

HIV status (self-report) n % n %
 HIV-negative 69 41.3 11 11.0
 HIV-positive 0 0.00 59 59.0
 Don't know 36 21.5 14 14.0
 Don't wish to respond 62 37.1 16 16.0
Total 167 100 100 100
STI status (test results)

STI-negative STI-positive

STI status (self-report) n % n %

 STI negative 41 22.6 22 25.5
 STI positive 10 5.55 7 8.13
 Don't know 34 18.8 14 16.3
 Don't wish to respond 96 53.0 43 50.0
Total 181 100 86 100

Column percentages may not add up to exactly 100 due to rounding.

STI=sexually transmitted infection and viral hepatitis (active syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and active hepatitis B and C).