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. 2017 Jan 31;12(1):e0169765. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169765

Table 3. Opinions and acceptability of HIVST and counselling by gender.

Variables Missing values Male Female Total P value
Ever heard of HIVST before
Yes 83 722 (46.6%) 933 (46.1%) 1,659 0.818
No 832 (53.4%) 1,092 (53.9%) 1,933
Willing to use HIVST if it was available
Yes 88 1,203 (77.5%) 1,737 (85.9%) 2,947 0.000*
No 197 (12.7%) 173 (8.6%) 374
Not sure 153 (9.8%) 111 (5.5%) 267
Pre-test counselling is necessary for HIVST
Yes 82 949 (61.0%) 1,229 (60.7%) 2,183 0.138
No 329 (21.1%) 473 (23.4%) 806
No sure 278 (17.9%) 322 (15.9%) 605
Post-test counselling is necessary for HIVST
Yes 92 841 (54.2%) 1,162 (57.6%) 2,007 0.078
No 331 (21.3%) 420 (20.8%) 758
Not sure 380 (24.5%) 436 (21.6%) 819
Willing to buy the self-testing kit
Yes 105 1,077 (69.8%) 1,584 (78.7%) 2,666 0.000*
No 258 (16.7%) 242 (12.0%) 504
Not sure 208 (13.5%) 188 (9.3%) 399
Test with partner using HIVST kits
Yes 131 983 (63.9%) 1,594 (80.0%) 2,986 0.000*
No 320 (20.8%) 269 (13.5%) 301
Not sure 235 (15.3%) 130 (6.5%) 268
Willing to submit HIVST results for health statistics
Yes 116 888 (73.3%) 1,211 (77.4%) 2,104 0.030*
No 220 (57.6%) 228 (60.2%) 451
Not sure 432 (28.1%) 573 (28.4%) 1.011
Willing to confirm HIVST results in health facility
Yes 108 1,132 (73.3%) 1,155 (77.4%) 2,694 0.018
No 102 (6.6%) 119 (5.9%) 224
Not sure 310 (20.1%) 336 (16.7%) 650
Telephone toll-free hotlines sufficient for post counselling
Yes 329 561 (38.6%) 774 (412%) 1,336 0.249
No 256 (13.6%) 256 (13.6%) 478
Not sure 673 (46.3%) 850 (45.2%) 1,527
HIVST procedure provided on information leaflet is sufficient
Yes 139 707 (46.1%) 984 (49.5%) 1,693 0.098
No 188 (12.3%) 247 (12.4%) 441
Not sure 638 (41.6%) 759 (38.1%) 1,403