Table 2.

Reported reasons for HIV testing stratified by gender among those reporting prior HIV testing.

Reason for testing	Male N(%)	Female N(%)	Total N(%)
Nonvoluntary test (pregnancy/tested at antenatal clinic, military, or insurance reasons)	38 (22.1)	150 (44.3)	188 (36.8)
Recommended by healthcare provider	15 (8.7)	17 (5.0)	32 (6.3)
Was sick/having symptoms of HIV/AIDS	4 (2.3)	4 (1.2)	8 (1.6)
Sexual partner got tested	1 (0.6)	1 (0.3)	2 (0.4)
Sexual partner got sick	0 (0.0)	1 (0.3)	1 (0.2)
Sexual partner asked that I get tested	2 (1.2)	3 (0.9)	5 (1.0)
Getting married	3 (1.7)	3 (0.9)	6 (1.2)
Having children	2 (1.2)	5 (1.5)	7 (1.4)
Wanted to know status	71 (41.3)	108 (31.9)	179 (35.0)
Had risky behavior	3 (1.7)	0 (0.0)	3 (0.6)
Sexual partner had risky behavior	0 (0.0)	4 (1.2)	4 (0.8)
Didn’t want to worry anymore	26 (15.1)	41 (12.1)	67 (13.1)
Tested at work program	0 (0.0)	2 (0.6)	2 (0.4)
Other (donating blood, free test, easy access to test)	7 (4.1)	0 (0.0)	7 (1.4)
Total	172	339	511

Note: Based on total number of responses, not total number of participants (n = 149); most common reasons for testing are bolded.