Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics and model covariates for male ever-testers and never-testers.
| Men who have tested for HIV before n = 577 | Men who have never tested for HIV n = 301 | Pearson chi-squared p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | <.001 | ||
| 15–19 | 71 (12) | 90 (30) | |
| 20–24 | 174 (30) | 97 (32) | |
| 25–29 | 173 (30) | 50 (17) | |
| 30+ | 159 (28) | 64 (21) | |
| Education | .1 | ||
| Standard 7 or less | 323 (56) | 178 (59) | |
| Form 1–3 | 51 (9) | 36 (12) | |
| Form 4 or higher | 203 (35) | 87 (29) | |
| Religion | .48 | ||
| Muslim | 457 (79) | 233 (77) | |
| Christian | 118 (20) | 68 (23) | |
| Other/Missing | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0) | |
| Marital status | .008 | ||
| Single/divorced/separated/widowed | 421 (73) | 244 (81) | |
| Married | 156 (27) | 57 (19) | |
| Intervention | .25 | ||
| No | 292 (51) | 140 (47) | |
| Yes | 285 (49) | 161 (53) | |
| Willing to self-test | .12 | ||
| No | 159 (28) | 98 (33) | |
| Yes | 418 (72) | 203 (67) | |
| HIV-related risk behaviors & risk perception | |||
| Number of sex partners in the past 12 months | .41 | ||
| None | 30 (5) | 11 (4) | |
| One | 328 (57) | 183 (61) | |
| Two or more | 217 (38) | 107 (36) | |
| HIV risk perception | .97 | ||
| None | 260 (45) | 133 (44) | |
| Small | 212 (37) | 112 (37) | |
| Moderate/great | 98 (17) | 52 (17) | |
| Condom use | .25 | ||
| None | 261 (45) | 146 (49) | |
| Sometimes | 107 (18) | 63 (21) | |
| Consistent | 147 (25) | 64 (21) | |
| No partner | 35 (6) | 12 (4) | |
| Sexual concurrency | .48 | ||
| No | 368 (64) | 190 (63) | |
| Yes | 164 (28) | 95 (32) | |
| No partner | 30 (5) | 11 (4) | |
| Sexual & Social Network | |||
| Discussed HIV test with at least one partner | <.001 | ||
| No | 111 (19) | 113 (38) | |
| Yes | 466 (81) | 187 (62) | |
| HIV tested with at least one partner in the past 12 months | N/A | ||
| No | 406 (70) | N/A | |
| Yes | 169 (29) | N/A | |
| Thinks at least one close friend HIV tested | <.001 | ||
| No | 105 (18) | 103 (34) | |
| Yes | 452 (78) | 189 (63) | |
| At least one friend encouraged HIV testing | <.001 | ||
| No | 89 (15) | 85 (28) | |
| Yes | 486 (84) | 214 (71) |
*
Reported values are frequency (percentage).