Table 3.
Counseling sessions and HIV-tests.
| Variable | Total sample | Type of center | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local health office | NG counseling center | ||||||
| Number of overall counseling sessions with MSM and trans persons per month (n = 126) | p = 0.784† | ||||||
| Mdn (IQR) | 20.00 | (35.00) | 20.00 | (40.00) | 25.00 | (30.00) | |
| M (SD) | 36.55 | (48.23) | 39.21 | (52.13) | 34.96 | (46.03) | |
| Min; Max | 0-330 | 0-270 | 0-330 | ||||
| Number of sessions with MSM and trans persons who met the criteria to be offered PrEP according to the German and Austrian guideline (at-risk clients) (n = 116) | p = 0.780† | ||||||
| Mdn (IQR) | 10.00 | (10.00) | 10.00 | (12.50) | 10.00 | (10.00) | |
| M (SD) | 15.97 | (22.17) | 15.38 | (18.70) | 16.35 | (24.23) | |
| Min; Max | 0-170 | 0-80 | 1-170 | ||||
| Overall number of HIV tests per month (n = 123) | p < 0.001† | ||||||
| Mdn (IQR) | 60.00 | (175.00) | 180.00 | (190.00) | 47.50 | (73.75) | |
| M (SD) | 112.69 | (109.85) | 162.81 | (116.12) | 81.70 | (93.87) | |
| Min; Max | 3-400 | 3-400 | 8-350 | ||||
| Number of positive HIV test results per month (n = 117) | p = 0.311† | ||||||
| Mdn (IQR) | 0.00 | (1.00) | 1.00 | (1.00) | 0.00 | (1.00) | |
| M (SD) | 0.67 | (0.83) | 0.78 | (0.90) | 0.60 | (0.78) | |
| Min; Max | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-4 | ||||
| Proportion of positive HIV test results among overall number of HIV tests (n = 117) | p = 0.373† | ||||||
| Mdn (IQR) | 0.00% | (0.93) | 0.33% | (0.65) | 0.00% | (1.67) | |
| M (SD) | 0.74% | (1.49) | 0.34% | (0.38) | 0.99% | (1.84) | |
| Min; Max | 0-12.5% | 0-1.25% | 0-12.5% | ||||
IQR, inter quartile range; M, mean; Max, maximum; Mdn, median; Min, minimum; SD, standard deviation.
†
From Mann-Whitney U tests of the null hypothesis that the median value of participants from local health offices is equal to that of participants from NG counseling centers.