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. 2016 Aug 31;8(1):1173. doi: 10.4102/phcfm.v8i1.1173

TABLE 4.

Perceived facilitators to HIV testing (N = 498).

Variable Total N (%) Gender Type of Organisation


Male% Female% Government health service % NGO / workplace / private %
The attitudes of the staff 185 (37.0) 45.4 54.6 62.2 37.8
People know about the service 146 (29.2) 33.1 66.9 64.4 35.6
The confidentiality 148 (29.6) 39.2 60.8 60.1 39.9
The privacy 118 (23.6) 39.8 60.2 66.9 33.1
Other 117 (23.4) 34.2 65.8 78.6 21.4
The location of the site 115 (23.0) 46.1 53.9 55.7 44.3
The times that the site is open 62 (12.4) 40.0 60.0 66.1 33.9
The length of time it takes to be tested 46 (9.2) 45.7 54.3 43.5 56.5
The length of time it takes to get the HIV test result 37 (7.4) 62.2 37.8 27.0 73.0
The cost of the test 30 (6.0) 53.3 46.7 43.3 56.7
Don’t mind being seen by other people using the site 56 (11.2) 33.9 66.1 60.7 39.3

Source: Author’s own work