Table 1.

Prevalence of HIV testing, reasons for being and not being tested for HIV and self-perceived risk of for HIV among female sex workers in Iran, 2015

	N	% (95% CI)
Lifetime HIV testing
Yes	1,051	80.6 (71.8, 87.1)
No	253	19.4 (12.9, 28.2)
Past-year HIV testing
Tested and knew or receive the results	912	70.4 (59.6, 79.3)
Not tested or tested but did not know or receive the result	383	29.6 (20.7, 40.4)
Reasons for testing for HIV among testersa
Wanted to know my HIV status	860	83.2 (74.5, 89.1)
Partner requested	32	3.1 (1.2, 7.5)
Wanted to start sexual relations with a new partner	11	1.1 (0.4, 3.0)
Wanted to get married	10	1.0 (0.3, 3.1)
Pregnancy	11	1.1 (0.6, 2.0)
Advised by friends	27	2.6 (1.2, 5.7)
Advised by a Health Worker	382	36.9 (21.5, 55.6)
Advised by a peer educator	31	3.0 (1.4, 6.5)
Thought I am infected	69	6.7 (3.3, 12.9)
Others	34	3.3 (2.0, 5.5)
Reasons for not testing for HIV among non-testersb
Not knowing an HIV testing sitec	69	28.3 (20.4, 37.7)
Consistent condom use	14	5.7 (2.9, 11.0)
No self-perceived risk for HIV	80	32.8 (21.6, 46.3)
No time	51	20.9 (12.8, 32.3)
Trust in partner	15	6.1 (2.8, 13.1)
Afraid of testing positive	22	9.0 (4.1, 18.6)
Confidentiality concerns	13	5.3 (2.7, 10.2)
Inconvenient testing location or hours	1	0.4 (0.1, 3.0)
Expensive HIV tests	34	13.9 (8.7, 21.6)
Others	27	11.1 (5.4, 21.5)

^aThese frequencies are among those who had past-year HIV testing and received the results back;

^bThese frequencies are among those who did not have past-year HIV testing or did not received the result of the test;

^cparticipants could choose more than one choice