Table 1.
Associations between reason for testing, length of time aware of risk, route to testing and CMD/AUD
| Reason for testing, length of time aware of risk, route to testing | All | CMD | P-value (chi-squared) | OR (95 % CI) | aAOR (95 % CI) | bAUD | P-value (chi-squared) | OR (95 % CI) | aAOR (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No reason given | 1095 (56.6) | 51 (6.1) | 0.23 | 1.27 (0.86–1.89) | 133 (32.8) | <0.01 | 1.68 (1.2–2.26) | 1.68 (1.25–2.27) | |
| Pre-marital test | 29 (1.5) | 2 (6.9) | 0.88 | 1.31 (0.31–5.58) | 4 (20.0) | 0.47 | 0.67 (0.22–2.02) | ||
| Repeat test | 378 (19.5) | 12 (3.2) | 0.03 | 0.52 (0.28–0.96) | 0.55 (0.30–1.03) | 57 (30.7) | 0.22 | 1.24 (0.87–1.77) | |
| Test before going abroad | 30 (1.6) | 1 (3.3) | 0.81 | 0.60 (0.08–4.47) | 9 (34.6) | 0.38 | 1.44 (0.63–3.28) | ||
| Child/partner who is HIV + ve | 119 (6.2) | 7 (5.9) | 0.80 | 1.11 (0.50–2.44) | 8 (30.8) | 0.67 | 1.20 (0.52–2.80) | ||
| Known for <1 month | 47 (39.5) | 2 (4.3) | 1 (16.7) | ||||||
| Known for >1 month | 72 (60.5) | 5 (6.9) | 0.54 | 1.68 (0.31–9.12) | 7 (35.0) | 0.11 (2.62) | 4.95 (0.57–43.04) | ||
| Partner’s risk behaviour | 91 (4.7) | 6 (6.6) | 0.60 | 1.26 (0.54–2.95) | 11 (39.3) | 0.14 | 1.77 (0.82–3.85) | ||
| Known for <1 month | 37 (40.7) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (33.3) | 4 (36.4) | |||||
| Known for >1 month | 54 (59.3) | 6 (11.1) | 0.04 | NA | NA | 6 (37.5) | 7 (63.6) | 1.56 (0.32–7.64) | |
| Symptoms which you believe may be due to HIV | 77 (4.0) | 8 (10.4) | 0.05 | 2.13 (0.99–4.55) | 2.26 (1.03–4.96) | 18 (34.6) | 0.21 | 1.46 (0.81–2.63) | |
| Known for <1 month | 47 (61.0) | 2 (4.3) | 14 (38.9) | ||||||
| Known for >1 month | 30 (39.0) | 6 (20.0) | 0.03 | 5.63 (0.99–32.12) | 15.53 (1.53–157.68) | 4 (25.0) | 0.33 | 0.52 (0.14–2.00) | |
| Risk behaviour | 112 (5.8) | 15 (13.4) | <0.01 | 3.01 (1.68–5.41) | 3.04 (1.67–5.55) | 28 (41.8) | 0.01 | 2.05 (1.23–3.42) | 1.95 (1.16–3.27) |
| Known for <1 month | 60 (53.6) | 6 (10.0) | 13 (35.1) | ||||||
| Known for >1 month | 52 (46.4) | 9 (17.3) | 0.26 | 1.88 (0.62–5.77) | 15 (50.0) | 0.22 | 1.85 (0.68–5.03 | ||
| Advised to test by Doctor | 1457 (75.3) | 84 (5.8) | 0.19 | 1.40 (0.85–2.30) | 166 (28.0) | 0.44 | 1.13 (0.83–1.54 | ||
| <1 month ago | 1433 (98.4) | 79 (5.5) | 164 (28.0) | ||||||
| >1 month ago | 24 (1.7) | 5 (20.8) | <0.01 | 4.51 (1.63–2.44) | 6.18 (2.16–17.70) | 2 (22.2) | 0.70 | 0.73 (0.15–3.57 | |
| Advised to test by NGO staff | 60 (3.1) | 3 (5.0) | 0.90 | 0.92 (0.28–3.00) | 16 (?) | ||||
| <1 month ago | 58 (95.1) | 2 (3.5) | 16 (6.6) | ||||||
| >1 month ago | 3 (4.9) | 2 (66.7) | <0.01 | 56.00 (1.93–1.624e + 03) | NA | 0 (0.0) | NA | NA | |
| Advised to test by family member/friend/other | 71 (3.7) | 1 (1.4) | 0.13 | 0.24 (0.03–1.78) | |||||
| <1 month | 47 (66.2) | 1 (2.1) | 3 (15.0) | ||||||
| >1 month ago | 24 (33.8) | 1 (0.0) | 0.47 | NA | 3 (21.4) | 0.63 | 1.55 (0.25–9.38) |
aAdjusted for gender, education, age
bAnalysed using a men-only dataset, n = 915