Table 2.

Relation between laws criminalizing same-sex sexuality and country-reported HIV testing coverage of men who have sex with men (2007–14)

Country-reported HIV testing coverage among MSM	Countries where same-sex sexuality was legal	Countries where same-sex sexual behaviour was criminalized, punished with imprisonment/fines	Countries where same-sex sexual behaviour was criminalized, punished with death penalty
Less than 25·0% reported HIV testing coverage among MSM	16·3%	13·3%	66·7%
25·0–49·9% reported HIV testing coverage among MSM	54·3%	54·2%	16·7%
50·0–79·9% reported HIV testing coverage among MSM	22·8%	26·7%	16·7%
80·0% or greater reported HIV testing coverage among MSM	6·5%	17·8%

χ²(6) = 15·904, p = ·014.