Table 3.

HIV testing access and utilization among adult women in rural Constanza, Dominican Republic

	% (n)
Most recent HIV test, among ever tested (n = 71)
< 1 year ago	45.1 (32)
1–2 years ago	18.3 (13)
> 2 years ago	36.6 (26)
Location of most recent HIV test, among ever tested (n = 71)
Hospital	64.8 (46)
Private clinic	15.5 (11)
Public clinic in community	5.6 (4)
Public clinic outside community	1.4 (1)
Private residence	1.4 (1)
Difficulty accessing HIV test
Cost of test	6.7 (7)
Cost of transportation	6.7 (7)
Access to transportation	6.7 (7)
Distance	13.3 (14)
Don’t know where to access	1.0 (1)
Husband will not allow	1.0 (1)
Do not feel comfortable accessing	10.5 (11)
Stigma	6.7 (7)
No perceived risk	22.9 (24)
Other	1.9 (2)
No difficulty indicated	59.0 (62)
Reasons for unwillingness to take HIV test, among never tested (n = 34)
Fear of positive result	5.9 (2)
Prefer not to know status	0.0 (0)
Stigma	8.8 (3)
No perceived risk	8.8 (3)
Believe HIV diagnosis does not make a difference	0.0 (0)
Religion	0.0 (0)
Fear tests are used multiple times	2.9 (1)
No reason indicated	35.3 (12)
Prefer not to answer	38.2 (13)
Reasons for unwillingness to take HIV test, among unlikely to test (n = 14)
Fear of positive result	0.0 (0)
Prefer not to know status	7.1 (1)
Stigma	7.1 (1)
No perceived risk	50.0 (7)
Believe HIV diagnosis does not make a difference	7.1 (1)
Religion	7.1 (1)
Prefer not to answer	21.4 (3)