Table 2.

Prevalence and associated factors to using HIV self-testing as the exclusive testing option if made available among ever tested MSM (N = 6171)

	Would exclusively use self-testing to test for HIV (N = 2295)
	n	% (row)	cPR	95% CIs	p	aPR	95% CIs
Age
< 25 years old	250	30.6	1.0			1.0
25–34	818	34.6	1.1	1.0–1.3	0.040	1.1	1.0–1.3
35–44	719	38.6	1.1	1.1–1.4	< 0.001	1.3	1.2–1.5
45–49	266	43.6	1.2	1.2–1.6	< 0.001	1.5	1.3–1.7
≥ 50 years old	242	47.0	1.2	1.3–1.8	< 0.001	1.5	1.3–1.8
Education level
University	1305	36.5	1.0
Primary/Secondary	309	40.1	1.0	1.0–1.2	0.057
Higher Secondary	677	37.5	1.0	1.0–1.1	0.475
Sexual orientation
Homosexual	1903	36.7	1.0
Hetero-Bisexual	327	40.2	1.1	1.0–1.2	0.050
Relationship with gay culture
Member of a gay CBOb	133	34.4	1.0
Frequents gay scene but is not member of a gay CBO	985	35.6	1.0	0.9–1.1	0.634
Only frequents gay scene to hook-up with other men	301	40.9	1.2	1.0–1.4	0.036
Not related to gay scene in any way	757	38.2	1.1	0.9–1.3	0.160
Disclosure of sexual orientation
Has disclosed his sexual orientation to no one	166	42.7	1.0
Has disclosed his sexual orientation to someone	2063	36.8	0.9	0.8–0.9	0.016
No. of unprotected anal intercoursea
0	806	35.4	1.0			1.0
≥ 1	1405	38.1	1.1	1.0–1.2	0.038	1.1	1.1–1.2
Paid for sexa
No	2049	36.5	1.0			1.0
Yes	191	45.9	1.3	1.1–1.4	< 0.001	1.2	1.1–1.3
No. of previous HIV tests
≥ 10	232	28.5	1.0			1.0
2–9	1483	36.6	1.3	1.1–1.4	< 0.001	1.3	1.1–1.4
1	580	44.5	1.6	1.4–1.8	< 0.001	1.5	1.3–1.7
Time since last HIV test (years)
< 1	847	30.7	1.0			1.0
1–2	474	34.9	1.1	1.1–1.3	0.006	1.1	1.0–1.2
≥ 2	974	47.4	1.5	1.4–1.7	< 0.001	1.4	1.3–1.5

cPR crude prevalence ratio; aPR adjusted prevalence ratio; CI confidence interval

^aIn the last 12 months

^bCommunity-Based Organization