Table 3.
Correlates of intention to test by specific testing approaches: HIV testing variables, All About Me Study, N=169.
| HIV testing variables | Intention to test by... | |||||||
| Self-testa | Clinic or other providerb | CHTCa,c | ||||||
| % | P | % | P | % | P | |||
| Aware of self-test | .001 | .001 | .18 | |||||
| No | 30 (60.0) | 17 (34.7) | 27 (55.1) | |||||
| Yes | 39 (32.8) | 75 (64.1) | 51 (43.6) | |||||
| Aware of CHCT | .06 | .09 | .83 | |||||
| No | 37 (48.7) | 35 (48.0) | 35 (48.0) | |||||
| Yes | 32 (34.4) | 57 (61.3) | 43 (46.2) | |||||
| Comfort getting tested… | ||||||||
| At clinic in my community | .009 | <.001 | .01 | |||||
| Not comfortable | 12 (42.9) | 8 (29.6) | 7 (25.9) | |||||
| Somewhat comfortable | 21 (63.6) | 10 (30.3) | 21 (63.6) | |||||
| Comfortable | 36 (33.6) | 74 (69.8) | 50 (47.2) | |||||
| At clinic outside my community | .04 | .002 | .55 | |||||
| Not comfortable | 13 (61.9) | 5 (23.8) | 8 (40.0) | |||||
| Somewhat comfortable | 17 (48.6) | 17 (48.6) | 19 (54.3) | |||||
| Comfortable | 39 (34.8) | 70 (63.6) | 51 (46.0) | |||||
| By my health care provider | .004 | <.001 | .18 | |||||
| Not comfortable | 5 (38.5) | 4 (30.8) | 4 (30.8) | |||||
| Somewhat comfortable | 22 (66.7) | 8 (24.2) | 19 (59.4) | |||||
| Comfortable | 42 (34.7) | 79 (66.4) | 55 (45.8) | |||||
| On a mobile van | .02 | .001 | .67 | |||||
| Not comfortable | 12 (30.8) | 22 (56.4) | 16 (41.0) | |||||
| Somewhat comfortable | 25 (59.5) | 14 (33.3) | 21 (50.0) | |||||
| Comfortable | 32 (37.7) | 56 (67.5) | 41 (48.8) | |||||
| By myself at home | .13 | .43 | .45 | |||||
| Not comfortable | 10 (27.0) | 23 (62.2) | 20 (54.1) | |||||
| Somewhat comfortable | 14 (43.8) | 15 (46.9) | 12 (38.7) | |||||
| Comfortable | 45 (45.9) | 54 (56.8) | 46 (47.9) | |||||
| By a friend or partner at home | .007 | .22 | .05 | |||||
| Not comfortable | 23 (31.1) | 44 (59.5) | 28 (38.4) | |||||
| Somewhat comfortable | 21 (63.6) | 14 (42.4) | 21 (63.6) | |||||
| Comfortable | 25 (43.9) | 33 (58.9) | 28 (50.0) | |||||
| With a sex partner | .26 | .009 | .001 | |||||
| Not comfortable | 19 (45.2) | 17 (40.5) | 10 (23.8) | |||||
| Somewhat comfortable | 21 (51.2) | 20 (48.8) | 22 (55.0) | |||||
| Comfortable | 29 (36.3) | 53 (68.0) | 46 (58.2) | |||||
| Reasons for not testing | ||||||||
| Low risk | .06 | .32 | .30 | |||||
| No | 58 (38.4) | 85 (56.7) | 68 (45.6) | |||||
| Yes | 11 (61.1) | 7 (43.8) | 10 (58.8) | |||||
| Stigma/fear | <.001 | .004 | .38 | |||||
| No | 53 (35.8) | 87 (59.6) | 70 (48.3) | |||||
| Yes | 16 (76.2) | 5 (25.0) | 8 (38.1) | |||||
| Lack of access to testing | .04 | .01 | .03 | |||||
| No | 57 (38.0) | 87 (58.8) | 74 (50.0) | |||||
| Yes | 12 (63.2) | 5 (27.8) | 4 (22.2) | |||||
| Belief about treatment/other | .47 | .41 | .82 | |||||
| No | 67 (41.6) | 90 (56.3) | 75 (47.2) | |||||
| Yes | 2 (25.0) | 2 (33.3) | 3 (42.9) | |||||
| Know where to test | .79 | .03 | .12 | |||||
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 5 (35.7) | 4 (30.8) | 3 (25.0) | |||||
| Strongly agree/agree | 57 (39.3) | 88 (61.1) | 70 (48.3) | |||||
aSelf-test and CHTC outcomes: Very likely/somewhat likely versus somewhat unlikely/very unlikely.
bClinic outcome: Very likely versus somewhat likely/somewhat unlikely/very unlikely.
cCHTC: couples HIV testing and counseling.