Table 3. Differences between primary care centers, categorized according to their HIV testing rate and new HIV diagnosis rate.
| Variables | High HIV testing rate | Low HIV testing rate | p |
| Female gender (%) | 87.3 | 85.8 | 0.685 |
| Age, median (IQR) | 50 (44–56) | 51 (44–56) | 0.662 |
| Professional category | 0.824 | ||
| Medical doctors (%) | 63.5 | 63.2 | |
| Nurses (%) | 35.4 | 33.5 | |
| Nursing assistants (%) | 1.1 | 3.2 | |
| Staff number, median (IQR) | 37 (30–45) | 29 (23–47) | 0.427 |
| Adequate knowledge (%) | 52.5 | 42.2 | 0.063 |
| Barriers present (%) | 48.9 | 54.9 | 0.286 |
| High new-HIV diagnosis rate | Low new-HIV diagnosis rate | p | |
| Female gender (%) | 87.3 | 86.1 | 0.752 |
| Age, median (IQR) | 50 (44–56) | 50 (43–56) | 0.672 |
| Professional category | 0.144 | ||
| Medical doctors (%) | 67.5 | 59.9 | |
| Nurses (%) | 30.6 | 38.0 | |
| Nursing assistants (%) | 1.9 | 2.1 | |
| Staff number, median (IQR) | 35 (33–49) | 27 (21–44) | 0.073 |
| Patients attended, median (IQR) | 15621 (13743–19560) | 9517 (8603–12507) | 0.074 |
| Adequate knowledge (%) | 54.4 | 42.5 | 0.032 |
| Barriers present (%) | 47.5 | 54.8 | 0.197 |
IQR: interquartile range.