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. 2017 Mar 17;20(1):21386. doi: 10.7448/IAS.20.1.21386

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.