Table 1.

Purposive sampling framework of individuals self-testing without a partner

Sex	Participant sero-status	Number recruited
Male	HIV-positive	4
	HIV-negative	5
	HIV-positive or negative but unaware of partners status	4
Female	HIV-positive	7
	HIV-negative	7
	HIV-positive or negative but unaware of partners status	6

^{It was difficult to balance male and female study participants in the purposive sample because men were difficult to find especially HIV-positive me}