Table 3.
Adolescent HIV, STI, and family planning history among adolescents and young adults seeking HIV testing at VCT clinics at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
| Total | VCT | Youth Center | ||||
| N | Mean, n (%); median (IQR) | n | Mean, n (%); median (IQR) | n | Mean, n (%); median (IQR) | |
| Reason for coming to VCT | 802 | 280 | 522 | |||
| HIV test | 591 (74) | 254 (91) | 337 (65) | |||
| Testing for non-HIV STIs | 8 (1) | 3 (1) | 5 (1) | |||
| General health information or counseling | 160 (20) | 14 (5) | 146 (28) | |||
| Family planning or pregnancy test | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | ||||
| Other | 39 (5) | 9 (3) | 30 (6) | |||
| First time visiting this clinic | 802 | 510 (64) | 280 | 186 (66) | 522 | 324 (62) |
| First HIV test | 802 | 273 (34) | 280 | 89 (32) | 522 | 184 (35) |
| Felt that healthcare worker gave sufficient information about HIV prevention | 874 | 788 (90) | 311 | 284 (91) | 563 | 504 (90) |
| Sexual and reproductive health access (age ≥15) | ||||||
| Ever gone to a clinic for FP | 854 | 78 (9) | 311 | 22 (7) | 543 | 56 (10) |
| Ever gone to a clinic for STI testing | 854 | 186 (22) | 311 | 67 (22) | 543 | 119 (22) |
| Know of any clinic offering STI testing | 854 | 426 (50) | 311 | 156 (50) | 543 | 270 (50) |
| HIV retesting | ||||||
| Timing for intended retest | 874 | 311 | 563 | |||
| Less than 6 months from today | 489 (56) | 181 (58) | 308 (55) | |||
| 7–12 months from today | 131 (15) | 50 (16) | 81 (14) | |||
| More than 1 year from today | 55 (6) | 21 (7) | 34 (6) | |||
| When I have a new partner | 75 (9) | 28 (9) | 47 (8) | |||
| I don’t know | 124 (14) | 31 (10) | 93 (17) | |||
| Likelihood of returning to this clinic for HIV retest (1–5) | 874 | 4.3 | 311 | 4.3 | 563 | 4.3 |
FP, family planning; IQR, interquartile range; STI, sexually transmitted infection; VCT, Voluntary Counseling and Testing.