Table 5.

Barriers of HIV testing and getting results

Reasons	N (%) of not tested or not getting results (N = 679)
Psychological barriers
Perceive herself low risk for HIV infection	70.23
Fear of taking test (insert the needle and draw blood)	38.25
Fear of others knowing her HIV seropositive	28.12
Fear others know she is a female sex worker	27.58
Worry to be found out HIV positive	23.49
Fear of others suspecting herself infecting HIV	22.89
Fear of her boss knowing her HIV seropositive	16.46
Doubt test result	14.35
Structural barriers
Don’t know where to go for HIV testing	46.47
No time to go for HIV testing	41.39
Medical personnel have stigmatizing attitude	29.22
Testing place is far away	26.44
Testing schedule is not convenience	22.24
Cost of HIV test is too high	21.84
Other reasons
Don’t want to know her HIV serostatus	34.89
Have more trouble if she is found out HIV positive	26.02
Have nothing to do if knowing HIV seropositive, rather not test	17.50
Have known that she is HIV positive, no need for the test	6.81