Table 5.
Use and acceptability of HIVST and differences between first-time testers and individuals with HIV testing history in Senegal
| Total | First time testers | Individuals with testing history | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIVST distribution and use | n/N | % | n/N | % | n/N | % | P value |
| Reported use of HIVST | 0.390 | ||||||
| Yes | 768/814 | 94.3 | 333/765 | 43.5 | 432/765 | 56.5 | |
| No | 46/814 | 5.7 | 23/46 | 50.0 | 23/64 | 50.0 | |
| Place of HIVST use | 0.092 | ||||||
| Home | 305/668 | 45.7 | 147/302 | 48.7 | 155/302 | 51.3 | |
| At distribution site | 363/668 | 54.3 | 153/363 | 42.2 | 210/363 | 57.9 | |
| Time of use after distribution | 0.617 | ||||||
| < 2 days | 595/669 | 88.9 | 266/593 | 44.9 | 327/593 | 55.1 | |
| > 2 days | 74/669 | 11.1 | 35/73 | 48.0 | 38/73 | 52.1 | |
| Where did you receive your HIV self-test? | <0.001 | ||||||
| Hospital | 260/742 | 35.0 | 130/259 | 50.2 | 129/259 | 49.8 | |
| Community organization | 78/742 | 10.5 | 24/78 | 30.8 | 54/78 | 69.2 | |
| At a hotspot, bar, or community venue | 194/742 | 26.2 | 95/192 | 49.5 | 97/192 | 50.5 | |
| Mobile clinic | 108/742 | 14.6 | 13/108 | 12.0 | 95/108 | 88.0 | |
| Friend or family | 102/742 | 13.8 | 69/102 | 67.7 | 33/102 | 32.4 | |
| Self-reported result of HIVST | 0.024 | ||||||
| Negative | 619/651 | 95.1 | 268/619 | 43.4 | 349/617 | 56.6 | |
| Reactive | 19/651 | 2.9 | 12/19 | 63.2 | 7/19 | 36.8 | |
| Invalid | 13/651 | 2.0 | 9/12 | 75.0 | 3/12 | 25.0 | |
| Confirmed results of HIVST results | 0.625 | ||||||
| Yes | 48/466 | 10.3 | 21/48 | 43.8 | 27/48 | 56.3 | |
| No | 418/466 | 89.7 | 197/415 | 47.5 | 218/415 | 52.5 | |
| Acceptability of HIVST | |||||||
| How comfortable did you feel using the HIVST? | <0.001 | ||||||
| Comfortable | 496/666 | 74.5 | 202/494 | 40.9 | 292/492 | 59.1 | |
| Not comfortable | 170/666 | 25.5 | 96/169 | 56.8 | 73/169 | 43.2 | |
| How did you find the instructions? | 0.427 | ||||||
| Easy | 576/669 | 86.1 | 263/575 | 45.7 | 312/575 | 54.3 | |
| Not easy | 93/669 | 13.9 | 38/92 | 41.3 | 54/92 | 58.7 | |
| Would you recommend self-testing to others? | 0.390 | ||||||
| Yes | 596/626 | 95.2 | 259/594 | 43.6 | 335/594 | 56.4 | |
| No | 30/626 | 4.8 | 15/29 | 51.7 | 14/29 | 48.3 | |
| Do you think your friends and/or family would use an HIVST? | 0.591 | ||||||
| Yes | 638/676 | 94.4 | 273/636 | 42.9 | 363/636 | 57.1 | |
| No | 38/676 | 5.6 | 18/38 | 47.4 | 20/38 | 52.6 | |
| Since you receive the HIVST, did you discuss HIV testing with any sexual partners or friends? | 0.582 | ||||||
| Yes | 244/797 | 30.6 | 104/244 | 42.6 | 140/244 | 57.4 | |
| No | 553/797 | 69.4 | 246/550 | 44.7 | 304/550 | 55.3 | |
| Would you be comfortable asking your primary sexual partner to use an HIVST? | 0.037 | ||||||
| Yes | 307/391 | 78.5 | 132/306 | 43.1 | 174/306 | 56.8 | |
| No | 84/391 | 21.5 | 47/84 | 56.0 | 37/84 | 44.1 | |
| Would you be comfortable asking a casual sexual partner to use an HIVST? | 0.218 | ||||||
| Yes | 150/228 | 65.8 | 72/149 | 48.3 | 77/149 | 51.7 | |
| No | 78/228 | 34.2 | 31/78 | 39.7 | 47/78 | 60.3 | |