Table 3.
Factors associated with being a first‐time HIV tester and opting for lay provider testing
| Socio‐demographics | Total (n = 548) | First‐time testing (n = 316) | Ever tested (n = 232) | Univariable logistic regression | Multivariable logistic regression | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p‐value | aOR (95% CI) | p‐value | ||||
| Age in years | 1.04 (1.008 to 1.06) | 0.012 | 1.03 (1.003 to 1.07) | 0.029 | |||
| Education | |||||||
| High school and below | 35% |
108 34.2% |
84 36.2% |
0.91 (0.64 to 1.3) | 0.623 | 1.05 (0.69 to 1.6) | 0.8 |
| To College and university | 65% |
208 65.8% |
148 63.8% |
1 | 1 | ||
| Sex exchange for money | |||||||
| No | 86.7% |
285 90.2% |
190 81.9% |
2.1 (1.27 to 2.47) | 0.004 | 2.3 (1.35 to 2.9) | 0.002 |
| Yes | 13.1% |
30 9.5% |
42 18.1% |
1 | 1 | ||
| Ever injected drugs | |||||||
| No | 95.6% |
301 95.3% |
223 96.1% |
1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 4.0% |
14 4.4% |
8 3.4% |
1.29 (0.53 to 3.14) | 0.566 | 1.86 (0.71 to 4.87) | 0.2 |
| Income | |||||||
| Below mean | 55.3% |
189 59.8% |
114 49.1% |
1.7 (1.2 to 2.4) | 0.003 | 1.6 (1.1 to 2.3) | 0.013 |
| Above mean | 38.5% |
104 32.9% |
107 46.1% |
1 | 1 | ||
| Residence | |||||||
| Hanoi | 34.5% |
110 34.8% |
79 34.1% |
1 | 1 | ||
| Ho Chi Minh City | 65.5% |
206 65.2% |
153 65.9% |
0.96 (0.67 to 1.38) | 0.854 | 1.25 (0.82 to 1.9) | 0.29 |
Bold denotes p‐value <0.05.