Table 4.

Characterization of recent and long‐standing infection among women and men newly testing HIV‐positive in HIV testing and counselling facilities in Nairobi

Characteristics a	Recent		Long‐standing			Recency b
N = 530	N = 46	%		N = 484	%	%
Sex
Male	7	15.2		208	43.0	3.3
Female	39	84.8		276	57.0	12.4
Age (years)
15 to 19	5	10.9		13	2.7	27.8
20 to 24	16	34.8		79	16.3	16.8
25 to 29	13	28.3		102	21.1	11.3
30 to 34	7	15.2		100	20.7	6.5
35 to 39	2	4.3		80	16.5	2.4
40+	3	6.5		110	22.7	2.7
Testing facility
1 c	9	19.6		36	7.5	20.0
Other	37	80.4		447	92.5	7.6
Marital status
Single	15	32.6		97	20.0	13.4
Married/co‐habiting	24	52.2		269	55.6	8.2
Separated	6	13.0		74	15.3	7.5
Divorced	0	0.0		10	2.1	0.0
Widowed	1	2.2		31	6.4	3.1
Unknown	0	0.0		3	0.6	0.0
Highest level of education
None	2	4.3		7	1.4	22.2
Primary	16	34.8		251	51.9	6.0
Secondary	21	45.7		176	36.4	10.7
Tertiary	7	15.2		48	9.9	12.7
Unknown	0	0.0		2	0.4	0.0
Employment status
Employed	28	60.9		347	71.7	7.5
Unemployed	18	39.1		135	27.9	11.8
Unknown	0	0.0		2	0.4	0.0
Ever tested for HIV
Yes	35	76.1		305	63.0	10.3
No	11	23.9		179	37.0	5.8
Tested for HIV in last 12 months
Yes	25	54.3		153	31.6	14.0
No	21	45.7		329	68.0	6.0
Unknown	0	0.0		2	0.4	0.0
Pregnancy status (n = 316)
Pregnant	10	25.6		47	17.0	17.5
Not‐pregnant	29	74.4		229	83.0	11.2

^aExcludes two participants for whom there was insufficient sample to test

^bCalculated as recent infection/ newly testing HIV‐positive (recent & long‐standing infections); the denominator only includes new HIV‐positives as repeat testers were excluded

^cTesting facility 1 is the largest facility by catchment area and patient volume