Table 2.

Perceived risk and willingness to test for HIV among men and women in the urban fishing setting, Accra, Ghana

Characteristic	Male (%)	Female (%)	Total (%)	P-value *
Do you think you may be at risk of acquiring HIV?
Yes	91 (40.4)	118 (35.9)	209 (37.7)
No	134 (59.6)	211 (64.1)	345 (62.3)	0.275
Total	225 (100)	329 (100)	554 (100)
Reason for not being at risk
Have one faithful partner	26 (19.4)	91 (42.9)	117 (33.8)
Don't engage in sexual intercourse	38 (28.4)	47 (22.2)	85 (24.6)
Use condoms all the time	36 (26.9)	42 (19.8)	78 (22.5)	0.001
I pray for spiritual protection	11 (8.2)	11 (5.2)	22 (6.4)
I am not sick	14 (10.4)	8 (3.8)	22 (6.4)
I am a man and strong	0	5 (2.4)	5 (1.4)
Women are at higher risk	6 (4.5)	3 (1.4)	9 (2.6)
I decide who to have sex with	3 (2.2)	3 (1.4)	6 (1.7)
Others	0	2 (0.9)	2 (0.6)
Total	134 (100)	212 (100)	346 (100)
Know where to have HIV test done in community
Yes	84 (37.3)	109 (33.1)	193 (34.8)	0.275
No	141 (62.7)	22 (66.9)	361 (65.2)
Total	225 (100)	329 (100)	554 (100)
An HIV testing site readily accessible
Yes	123 (54.7)	195 (59.5)	318 (57.5)	0.264
No	102 (45.3)	134 (40.5)	236 (42.5)
Total	225 (100)	329 (100)	554 (100)
Willingness to have HIV test done
Yes	180 (80)	284 (86.3)	464 (83.8)	0.048
No	45 (20)	45 (13.7)	90 (16.2)
Total	225 (100)	329 (100)	554 (100)
Reason for unwillingness to test
Don't think am at risk	19 (42.2)	18 (40)	37 (41.1)
Don't think it is necessary	5 (11.)	8 (17.8)	13 (14.4)	0.962
I am afraid of the outcome	19 (42.2)	16 (35.6)	35 (38.9)
Others	2 (4.4)	3 (6.7)	5 (5.6)
Total	45(100)	45 (100)	90 (100)

*P value for comparing men versus women. Boldface texts under the last column indicate significant P value.