Table 7. Intention to use HIVST and preferred HIVST kit delivery points.
MSM | TGW | Total | ||||
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n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Total participants (N) | 1,422 | 100% | 1,082 | 100% | 2,504 | 100% |
Preferred HIVST modality for next HIVST | ||||||
Oral fluid-based | 945 | 66.5% | 752 | 69.5% | 1,697 | 67.8% |
Finger prick (capillary blood) | 70 | 4.9% | 51 | 4.7% | 121 | 4.8% |
Any modality | 211 | 14.8% | 122 | 11.3% | 333 | 13.3% |
Not interested in HIVST | 21 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.0% | 32 | 1.3% |
No answer | 175 | 12.3% | 146 | 13.5% | 321 | 12.8% |
Intention to use unassisted HIVST | ||||||
No | 479 | 33.7% | 405 | 37.4% | 884 | 35.3% |
Yes | 801 | 56.3% | 575 | 53.1% | 1,376 | 55.0% |
No answer | 142 | 1.0% | 102 | 9.4% | 243 | 9.7% |
Preferred delivery point of HIVST kit in the future * | ||||||
CBO facility | 303 | 24.7% | 209 | 22.6% | 512 | 23.8% |
Governmental health facility | 175 | 14.3% | 132 | 14.3% | 307 | 14.3% |
Pharmacy | 345 | 28.1% | 296 | 32.0% | 641 | 29.8% |
Private health facility | 81 | 6.6% | 64 | 6.9% | 145 | 6.7% |
During peer outreach activities | 109 | 8.9% | 103 | 11.1% | 212 | 9.9% |
By mail service via CBO | 49 | 4.0% | 17 | 1.8% | 66 | 3.1% |
By mail service via online store | 71 | 5.8% | 21 | 2.3% | 92 | 4.3% |
Convenience store | 49 | 4.0% | 38 | 4.1% | 87 | 4.0% |
Other | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.2% |
No answer / I don’t know | 40 | 3.3% | 44 | 4.8% | 84 | 3.9% |
Intention to recommend unassisted HIVST to their peers † | ||||||
Extremely unlikely | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 2.3% | 3 | 0.8% |
Unlikely | 5 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.3% |
Neutral | 10 | 3.8% | 6 | 4.7% | 16 | 4.1% |
Likely | 90 | 34.2% | 37 | 28.9% | 127 | 32.5% |
Extremely likely | 151 | 57.4% | 77 | 60.2% | 228 | 58.3% |
No answer | 7 | 2.7% | 5 | 3.9% | 12 | 3.1% |
*Among those interested in oral fluid, finger prick, or any HIVST modality: MSM, N = 1,226; TGW, N = 925.
†Among those who had unassisted HIVST only: MSM, N = 263; TGW, N = 128.
HIVST: HIV self-testing; CBO: community-based organization.