Table 2.

Factors associated with acceptability of oral-fluid self-testing in bivariate analysis (n = 271)

Variables	Acceptability of HIVST		Chi-square	OR [95% CI]	P value
	Yes (n = 167)	No (n = 104)
Gender
Male	76 (45.5)	59 (56.7)	X2 = 3.22	1
Female	91 (54.5)	45 (43.3)		0.64 (0.38–1.0)	0.072
Age group
18–24 years	107 (64.1)	80 (76.9)	X2 = 4.95	1
25 and above	60 (35.9)	24 (23.1)		0.54 (0.31–0.93	0.03*
Ever had sex
No	58 (34.7)	62 (59.6)	X2 = 16.1	1
Yes	109 (65.3)	42 (40.4)		2.77 (1.67–4.59)	0.000*
Ever tested for HIV
Yes	136 (81.9)	78 (75)	X2 = 1.87	1
No	31 (18.1)	26 (25)		1.51 (0.83–2.74)	0.172
Knowledge of oral-fluid HIVST
Low knowledge	56 (33.5)	31 (29.8)	X2 = 0.41	1
High knowledge	111 (66.5)	73 (70.2)		1.19 (0.70–2.02)	0.52
Age of sexual debut (n = 151)
Below 18 years	29 (26.4)	20 (48.8)	X2 = 6.85	1
19 years and above	81 (73.6)	21 (51.2)		0.38 (0.18–0.79)	0.01*
Number of sexual partners (n = 151)
One partner	38 (34.5)	7 (17.1)	X2 = 4.36	1
Two partners or more	72 (65.5)	34 (82.9)		2.56 (1.04–6.33)	0.04*
Condom use during the last sexual act (n = 151)
Yes	34 (31.2)	22 (52.4)	X2 = 5.83	1
No	75 (68.8)	20 (47.6)		0.41 (0.19–0.85)	0.02*
Used alcohol when having sex (n = 151)
Yes	24 (21.8)	11 (26.8)	X2 = 0.42	1
No	86 (78.2)	30 (73.2)		0.76 (0.33–1.74)	0.52

*Significant p-value