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

Table 2.

HIV seropositivity rates from HIVSTa compared with standard testing for FSWsb, MSMc, and transgender people in Burundi, June 2018 to March 2019 (N=14,274).

Indicator and testing model FSWs MSM Transgender people All KPsd
Number of KP members confirmed HIV positive

HIVST, n (%) 257 (14) 47 (13) 10 (23) 314 (14)

Standard testing, n (%) 890 (9) 90 (4) 6 (17) 986 (8)

ORe (95% CI) 1.7 (1.4-1.9)f 2.7 (1.9-3.9)f 1.5 (0.4-5.5) 1.9 (1.6-2.2)

P value <.001 <.001 .50 <.001
Number of KP members linked and initiated on ARTg

Linked from HIVST, n (%) 251 (98) 40 (85) 10 (100) 301 (96)

Linked from standard testing, n (%) 864 (97) 89 (99) 6 (100) 959 (97)

OR (95% CI) 1.2 (0.5-3.8) 0.1 (0.0-0.5) 1 0.6 (0.3-1.4)

P value .61 <.001 h .21

aHIVST: HIV self-testing.

bFSW: female sex worker.

cMSM: men who have sex with men.

dKP: key population.

eOR: odds ratio.

fAdjusted for age.

gART: antiretroviral therapy.

hNot available (P value cannot be calculated because cell has a value of 0).