Table 2.
Frequency and history of HIV testing by HIV infection awareness among HIV-infected female sex workers in Lilongwe, Malawi, July–September 2014
| All (n=138) | Unaware of HIV infection (n=27) | Aware of HIV infection (n=111) | ||||
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| Number of lifetime HIV tests | 2 | (2–4) | 2 | (1–4) | 2 | (2–4) |
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| Time since last HIV test (months) | ||||||
| ≤ 6 | 42 | (30) | 7 | (26) | 35 | (32) |
| 6.1–11.9 | 26 | (19) | 6 | (22) | 20 | (18) |
| ≥ 12.0 | 70 | (51) | 14 | (52) | 56 | (50) |
| Location of most recent HIV testa | ||||||
| Health center, governmental | 95 | (71) | 17 | (77) | 78 | (70) |
| Private clinic | 13 | (10) | 1 | (5) | 12 | (11) |
| HIV/AIDS comprehensive care and treatment clinic | 7 | (5) | 0 | (0) | 7 | (6) |
| Other | 16 | (12) | 4 | (18) | 12 | (11) |
IQR: interquartile range
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Missing due to not knowing most recent HIV test location, n=2; or not previously testing, n=5