Table 2.
Bivariate and multivariate analysis of predictors of accepting a HIV self-test
| Predictors | Total (n) (N = 288) |
Accepted HIV self-test n (%) |
Bivariate analysis of predictors of accepting a HIV self-test | Multivariate analysis of predictors of accepting a HIV self-test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95%CI) | P value | OR (95%CI) | P value | |||
| Highest level of education | ||||||
| None/primary/junior high school | 153 | 95 (62.1) | 1 | |||
| Senior high school/TAFE/ degree | 135 | 91 (67.4) | 1.3 (0.8–2.1) | 0.347 | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Other | 46 | 27 (58.7) | 1 | |||
| Balinese | 110 | 72 (65.5) | 1.3 (0.7–2.7) | 0.425 | ||
| Javanese | 132 | 87 (65.9) | 1.4 (0.7–2.9) | 0.381 | ||
| Had ever married | ||||||
| Yes | 222 | 139 (62.6) | 1 | |||
| No | 66 | 47 (71.2) | 1.5 (0.8–2.7) | 0.201 | ||
| Sexual behaviour | ||||||
| Number regular sexual partners* last year | 288 | 186 | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) | 0.214 | ||
| Number casual sexual partners* last year | 288 | 186 | 1.0 (0.9–1.2) | 0.736 | ||
| Number FSWs# sexual partners last year | 288 | 186 | 1.0 (1.0–1.0) | 0.211 | ||
| Condom use at last sex with FSWs# | ||||||
| Yes | 145 | 92 (63.5) | 1 | |||
| No | 99 | 64 (64.7) | 1.1 (0.6–1.8) | 0.848 | ||
| Missing | 44 | 30 (68.2) | 1.2 (0.6–2.5) | 0.566 | ||
| Had ever been tested for HIV | ||||||
| Yes | 34 | 23 (67.7) | 1.2 (0.5–2.5) | 0.691 | ||
| No | 254 | 163 (64.2) | 1 | |||
| Barriers to HIV testing at a clinic: | ||||||
| I do not know where to go | ||||||
| No | 197 | 130 (66) | 1 | |||
| Yes | 91 | 56 (61.5) | 0.8 (0.5–1.4) | 0.463 | ||
| I do not have time to go to the clinic | ||||||
| No | 198 | 125 (63.1) | 1 | |||
| Yes | 90 | 61 (67.8) | 1.2 (0.7–2.1) | 0.445 | ||
| It’s too far | ||||||
| No | 188 | 119 (63.3) | 1 | |||
| Yes | 100 | 67 (67) | 1.2 (0.7–2) | 0.532 | ||
| Embarrassed discussing my sex life | ||||||
| No | 174 | 109 (62.6) | 1 | |||
| Yes | 114 | 77 (67.5) | 1.2 (0.8–2) | 0.395 | ||
| Embarrassed to ask for an HIV test | ||||||
| No | 122 | 72 (59) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 166 | 114 (68.7) | 1.5 (0.9–2.5) | 0.091 | 1.8 (1.1–2.9) | 0.030 |
| Anxious when waiting for results | ||||||
| No | 196 | 128 (65.3) | 1 | |||
| Yes | 92 | 58 (63) | 0.9 (0.5–1.5) | 0.708 | ||
| Embarrassed to be seen at clinic | ||||||
| No | 198 | 130 (65.7) | 1 | |||
| Yes | 90 | 56 (62.2) | 0.9 (0.5–1.4) | 0.572 | ||
| Concern over the confidentiality | ||||||
| No | 210 | 131 (62.4) | 1 | |||
| Yes | 78 | 55 (70.5) | 1.4 (0.8–2.5) | 0.201 | ||
| Too afraid of having blood taken | ||||||
| No | 166 | 108 (65.1) | 1 | |||
| Yes | 122 | 78 (63.9) | 1 (0.6–1.6) | 0.844 | ||
| Fear of being diagnosed with HIV | ||||||
| No | 154 | 112 (72.7) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 134 | 74 (55.2) | 0.5 (0.3–0.8) | 0.002 | 0.4 (0.3–0.7) | 0.001 |
| I am feeling healthy | ||||||
| No | 102 | 53 (52) | 1 | |||
| Yes | 186 | 79 (42.5) | 0.7 (0.4–1.1) | 0.123 | ||
| Location of the brothel | ||||||
| cluster 1 | 59 | 42 (71.2) | 1 | |||
| cluster 2 | 33 | 21 (63.6) | 0.7 (0.3–1.8) | 0.456 | ||
| cluster 3 | 25 | 15 (61.5) | 0.6 (0.2–1.6) | 0.318 | ||
| cluster 4 | 40 | 27 (67.5) | 0.8 (0.4–2) | 0.695 | ||
| cluster 5 | 23 | 17 (70.8) | 1 (0.4–3.4) | 0.805 | ||
| cluster 6 | 81 | 49 (61) | 0.6 (0.3–1.3) | 0.192 | ||
| cluster 7 | 27 | 15 (55.6) | 0.5 (0.2–1.3) | 0.158 | ||
* non-FSW
# Brothel-based