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. 2021 Sep 30;7(9):e24272. doi: 10.2196/24272

Table 1.

Characteristics of those who used self-test kits (N=2198).

Indicator FSWa (n=1791) MSMb (n=363) Transgender people (n=44) All key populations (n=2198)
Test kits used, n (%) 1791 (100) 363 (100) 44 (100) 2198 (100)

Bujumbura Mairie 819 (45.7) 230 (63.4) 41 (93.2) 1090 (49.6)

Bujumbura rural 28 (1.6) 21 (5.8) 3 (6.8) 52 (2.4)

Gitega 44 (2.5) 6 (1.7) 0 (0) 50 (2.3)

Kayanza 446 (24.9) 49 (13.5) 0 (0) 495 (22.5)

Kirundo 43 (2.4) 21 (5.8) 0 (0) 64 (2.9)

Ngozi 411 (22.9) 36 (9.9) 0 (0) 447 (20.3)
Age using self-test kits (years), mean (SD) 27.0 (7.5) 29.60 (8.0) 28.2 (5.5) 27.4 (7.6)
HIV testing status, n (%)

First-time testers 1013 (56.6) 272 (74.9) 35 (79.5) 1320 (60.1)

Previously tested more than 6 months ago 105 (5.9) 46 (12.7) 4 (9.1) 155 (7.1)

Previously tested less than 6 months ago 673 (37.6) 45 (12.4) 5 (11.4) 723 (32.9)

aFSW: female sex worker.

bMSM: men who have sex with men.