Table 3.
Factors considered by MSM when deciding to test for HIV (n = 1195).
| Factor | Very important |
Quite important |
Slightly important |
Not at all important |
Total responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guarantee of confidentiality | 953 (89.7) | 104 (10.9) | 2 (0.2) | 4 (0.4) | 1063 |
| Ability to test at home | 401 (43.5) | 294 (31.9) | 189 (20.5) | 37 (4.0) | 921 |
| Oral rather than blood | 231 (26.4) | 257 (29.4) | 294 (34.0) | 91 (10.4) | 873 |
| Convenient location | 443 (48.3) | 376 (41.0) | 77 (8.4) | 21 (2.3) | 917 |
| Comfortable testing environment |
441 (49.1) | 328 (36.5) | 98 (10.9) | 31 (3.5) | 898 |
| Low cost | 349 (39.1) | 328 (36.7) | 157 (17.6) | 59 (6.6) | 893 |
| Fast results | 435 (47.6) | 323 (35.4) | 116 (12.7) | 39 (4.3) | 913 |
| Guarantee of test quality | 850 (87.5) | 99 (10.2) | 13 (1.3) | 9 (0.9) | 971 |
Note: Percentages are calculated as row percentages (for each factor separately).