Table 1.

Characteristics of participants

Characteristic		Total		Control group	%	Intervention group	%	χ2	p*
Total subjects			2498	1201		1297
Age	Mean (STD)		38.32 (8.12)	38.48 (7.83)		38.17 (8.39)			.340
Age group
16–24.9			64	30	2.51	34	2.64	2.49	.288
25–34.9			879	405	33.92	474	36.86
35+			1537	759	63.57	778	60.5
Education level
None/primary			1044	490	40.90	554	43.18	11.82	.003*
Secondary			1102	517	43.16	585	45.60
Tertiary			335	191	15.94	144	11.22
Employment
Full time			1503	759	63.51	744	58.49	6.53	.038*
Part time			611	276	23.1	335	26.34
Unemployed			353	160	13.39	193	15.17
Family size
≤2			373	177	14.77	196	15.15	.01	.959
3–6			1785	859	71.7	926	71.56
≥7			334	162	13.52	172	13.29
Distance to health facility
0–5 km			879	434	36.20	445	34.36	4.37	.225
5–10 km			929	458	38.2	471	36.37
10–15 km			432	196	16.35	236	18.22
15+ km			254	111	9.26	143	11.04
Residency area
Rural			1691	745	62.14	946	73.62	37.64	<.001*
Urban			793	454	37.86	339	26.38
Self-reported previous HIV testing
No			952	410	34.13	575	44.19	27.14	<.001*
Yes			1470	791	65.87	722	55.81

* Results were considered statistically significant when p < .05