Table 3.
Association between HIV knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs and intention to use a HIV home-test kit among Latino farmworkers, North Carolina.
| Survey Questions | Intention to Use HIV Home Test Kit | Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No a | Adjusted b | |
| n | n | ||
| HIV Education & Knowledge | |||
| Composite measures | |||
| Little Knowledge c | 11 | 9 | 1.0 |
| Some Knowledge | 71 | 48 | 1.0 (0.38–2.9) |
| Sufficient Knowledge | 10 | 4 | 1.5 (0.31–6.7) |
| Individual Component / correct response | |||
| Are there drugs to treat HIV? yes | 21 | 15 | 0.92 (0.44–1.9) d |
| Is there cure for HIV? no | 61 | 37 | 1.4 (0.75–2.6) |
| Infected by unprotected oral sex? yes | 60 | 36 | 1.5 (0.79–2.8) |
| Sex without condom increases risk? yes | 96 | 63 | 7.5 (0.85–65.3) |
| Sharing needles increases risk? yes | 94 | 56 | 2.8 (1.07–7.7) |
| Concern that HIV is serious problem for seasonal farmworkers | |||
| Not Serious/Don’t know | 12 | 21 | 1.0 |
| Very/somewhat Serious | 89 | 48 | 2.3 (0.92–5.5) |
| Sexual behavior, condom use | |||
| Sometimes/never | 40 | 28 | 1.0 |
| All/most of time | 59 | 40 | 1.0 (0.5-1.9) c |
| HIV test history | |||
| No | 35 | 32 | 1.0 |
| Yes | 65 | 38 | 1.6 (0.80–3.2) |
| Belief, likelihood to contract HIV | |||
| Not at all/Don’t Know | 48 | 43 | 1.0 |
| Very/somewhat Likely | 50 | 27 | 1.4 (0.64–2.6) |
a “No” category includes respondents with no, maybe and don't know; b Model includes composite knowledge measure, concern for HIV, test history, and likelihood to contract HIV; c Composite score based on tertiles of knowledge from 1–15, with score 1–5 as high knowledge; d Individual components of knowledge and education composite variable with univariate analysis.