Table 2.
Comparison of participant and intervention characteristics for preferred HIV test result collection method and result collection (N=142).
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Collection method | HIV test result collected | ||||
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Testing center | Secured website | P value | Yes | No | P value |
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N:62 (43.7%) | N:80 (56.3%) |
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N:112 (78.9%) | N:30 (21.1%) |
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| Setting type | |||||||
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Church | 16 (50%) | 16 (50%) | .06 | 28 (87.5%) | 4 (12.5%) | .20 |
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Event or bar | 18 (32%) | 39 (68%) | 41 (72%) | 16 (28%) | ||
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Information session | 28 (53%) | 25 (47%) | 43 (81%) | 10 (19%) | ||
| Acceptability in settinga | |||||||
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High acceptance | 42 (52%) | 39 (48%) | .02c | 67 (83%) | 14 (17%) | .20 |
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Low acceptance | 20 (33%) | 41 (67%) | 45 (74%) | 16 (26%) | ||
| Survey language | |||||||
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English | 34 (50%) | 34 (50%) | .003c | 56 (82%) | 12 (18%) | .26 |
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French | 25 (50%) | 25 (50%) | 40 (80%) | 10 (20%) | ||
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Dutch | 3 (12.5%) | 21 (87.5%) | 16 (67%) | 8 (33%) | ||
| Result collection method | |||||||
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HIV and STI testing center |
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d | 53 (85%) | 9 (15%) | .09 |
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Secured website |
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59 (74%) | 21 (26%) | ||
| Genderb | |||||||
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Male | 37 (51%) | 36 (49%) | .10 | 56 (77%) | 17 (23%) | .65 |
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Female | 22 (37%) | 38 (63%) |
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48 (80%) | 12 (20%) |
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| Ageb, years | |||||||
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≤ 30 | 13 (32%) | 28 (68%) | .17 | 27 (66%) | 14 (34%) | .06 |
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31-40 | 23 (56%) | 18 (44%) | 37 (90%) | 4 (10%) | ||
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41-50 | 13 (43%) | 17 (57%) | 24 (80%) | 6 (20%) | ||
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≥ 51 | 13 (46%) | 15 (54%) | 22 (79%) | 6 (21%) | ||
| Country of origin | |||||||
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Central Africa | 25 (41%) | 36 (59%) | d | 45 (74%) | 16 (26%) | d |
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East Africa | 4 (40%) | 6 (60%) | 7 (70%) | 3 (30%) | ||
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West Africa | 27 (53%) | 24 (47%) | 43 (84%) | 8 (16%) | ||
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Southern Africa | 0 (0%) | 2 (100%) | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) | ||
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Belgium and France | 3 (37.5%) | 5 (62.5%) | 7 (87.5%) | 1 (12.5%) | ||
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Other | 3 (20%) | 7 (70%) | 8 (80%) | 2 (20%) | ||
| Residence | |||||||
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Belgium | 62 (45.9%) | 73 (54.1%) | d | 106 (78.5%) | 29 (21.5%) | d |
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Abroad | 0 (0%) | 7 (100%) | 6 (86%) | 1 (14%) | ||
| General practitionerb | |||||||
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No | 13 (42%) | 18 (58%) | .88 | 25 (81%) | 6 (19%) | .82 |
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Yes | 47 (43.5%) | 61 (56.5%) | 85 (78.7%) | 23 (21.3%) | ||
| Sexual Preferenceb | |||||||
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Heterosexual | 50 (46.7%) | 57 (53.3%) | d | 85 (80.1%) | 21 (19.8%) | d |
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Gay, Lesbian, or bisexual | 5 (62.5%) | 3 (37.5%) | 5 (62.5%) | 3 (37.5%) | ||
| Number of partnersb | |||||||
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None | 14 (48%) | 15 (52%) | .64 | 20 (69%) | 9 (31%) | .08 |
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1 | 33 (43%) | 43 (57%) | 60 (79%) | 16 (21%) | ||
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2-6 | 15 (54%) | 13 (46%) | 26 (93%) | 2 (7%) | ||
| Testing history | |||||||
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Never tested | 22 (55%) | 18 (45%) | .08 | 31 (77.5%) | 9 (22.5%) | .82 |
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Ever tested | 39 (38.6%) | 62 (61.4%) | 80 (79.2%) | 21 (20.8%) | ||
| Reported HIV statusb | |||||||
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HIV negative | 26 (37%) | 44 (63%) | .27 | 58 (83%) | 12 (17%) | .27 |
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Unknown | 28 (47%) | 32 (53%) | 45 (75%) | 15 (25%) | ||
| Result oral fluid sample (laboratory data) | |||||||
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Negative | 60 (46.8%) | 77 (53.2%) | d | 109 (79.6%) | 28 (20.4%) | d |
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Reactive HIV test | 2 (40%) | 3 (60%) | 3 (60%) | 2 (40%) | ||
aCategorization based on the qualitative data (see “Acceptability of Outreach HIV Testing in African Migrant Community Settings” paragraph).
bCases with missing data have been excluded from the univariate analysis.
cSignificant difference at 5% level.
d Indicates that P value could not be calculated because of the limited number of cases in 1 of the variables.