Table 3.
Main reason for never having been tested before by testing intention, in MSM at risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV
| High intentions | Medium intentions | Low intentions | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | P* = 0.006 | |
| Risk perception related reasons** | 141 | 34,3 | 212 | 40,3 | 192 | 49,0 | 545 | 41,0 | |
| Do not know where to go to get tested without been identified | 91 | 22,1 | 108 | 20,5 | 60 | 15,3 | 259 | 19,5 | |
| Fear of consequences of a positive result*** | 48 | 11,7 | 59 | 11,2 | 27 | 6,9 | 134 | 10,1 | |
| Not wanting to go to a general practitioner | 39 | 9,5 | 52 | 9,9 | 31 | 7,9 | 122 | 9,2 | |
| Discomfort when answering intimate and personal questions | 34 | 8,3 | 43 | 8,2 | 41 | 10,5 | 118 | 8,9 | |
| Not wanting to wait several days to obtain the results | 17 | 4,1 | 11 | 2,1 | 7 | 1,8 | 35 | 2,6 | |
| Desire to test in a private center but lacking financial means | 6 | 1,5 | 13 | 2,5 | 3 | ,8 | 22 | 1,7 | |
| Others | 35 | 8,5 | 28 | 5,3 | 31 | 7,9 | 94 | 7,1 | |
| Total | 411 | 100,0 | 526 | 100,0 | 392 | 100,0 | 1329 | 100,0 | |
*p value: Chi-square test
**“I felt healthy” and “I thought that with my behaviours I could not be infected”
***It includes “fear of the consequences for my health”; “fear of losing my job or finding a new one”; “could have problems to obtain a work or residence permit”; “fear of rejection and discrimination”