Table 1.
Participant characteristics by randomisation to a planning prompt for HIV testing
| Control group No. (%)* |
Planning prompt No. (%)* |
|
| No. of participants enrolled | 1159 | 1203 |
| Age (mean (SD)) | 38.7 (15.9) | 38.5 (15.8) |
| Education | ||
| Primary or less | 859 (74) | 890 (74) |
| Secondary | 207 (18) | 233 (19) |
| More than secondary | 93 (8) | 79 (7) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/Cohabitating | 787 (68) | 804 (67) |
| Single | 297 (26) | 321 (27) |
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 75 (6) | 78 (6) |
| Daily wage (US$)† | ||
| Mean (SD) | 2.04 (5.32) | 1.76 (3.51) |
| Median (IQR) | 1.05 (0.60–1.79) | 0.90 (0.60–1.79) |
| Parish | ||
| Mabira | 371 (32) | 361 (30) |
| Ruhunga | 324 (28) | 357 (30) |
| Katyazo | 392 (34) | 410 (34) |
| Itara | 72 (6) | 74 (6) |
| Has ever had an HIV test | 899 (78) | 933 (78) |
| HIV test in the past 12 months | 459 (40) | 448 (37) |
| Perceived risk of HIV | ||
| No risk at all | 374 (32) | 384 (32) |
| Low risk | 522 (45) | 524 (44) |
| Moderate to high risk | 236 (20) | 267 (22) |
| Unknown risk | 26 (2) | 27 (2) |
| Likelihood of testing for HIV at a community health event in the future | ||
| Very likely | 1101 (95) | 1132 (94) |
| Somewhat likely | 45 (4) | 55 (5) |
| Very unlikely | 7 (1) | 5 (0) |
| Do not know | 2 (0) | 2 (0) |
*Data are no. (%), unless otherwise specified.
†Average exchange rate during enrolment period: 3344 UGX=1 US$.