Table 2.
Weighted differences between HIV testing and independent variables among participants
| Variables | HIV testing | χ2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 186 (48.3) | 157 (44.1) | 1.22 |
| Female | 199 (51.7) | 198 (55.9) | |
| Residence | |||
| Rural | 168 (43.6) | 109 (30.8) | 11.98*** |
| Urban | 217 (56.4) | 246 (69.2) | |
| Level of education | |||
| Primary School | 333 (86.6) | 285 (80.3) | 10.84** |
| High School | 47 (12.2) | 70 (19.7) | |
| HIV Knowledge | |||
| Low | 17 (4.4) | 23 (6.6) | 2.99 |
| Middle | 132 (34.5) | 134 (37.9) | |
| High | 234 (61.1) | 197 (55.5) | |
| HIV Risk Perception | |||
| Low | 336 (87.4) | 300 (84.5) | 1.26 |
| High | 48 (12.6) | 55 (15.5) | |
| HIV test-related belief | |||
| No | 12 (3.1) | 13 (3.7) | .20 |
| Yes | 372 (96.9) | 342 (96.3) | |
| Service accessibility | |||
| No | 12 (3.1) | 36 (10.3) | 14.80*** |
| Yes | 372 (96.9) | 318 (89.7) | |
| Parent-child SRH communication | |||
| No | 238 (62.1) | 251 (70.7) | 5.72* |
| Yes | 146 (37.9) | 104 (29.3) | |
Abbreviation: SRH sexual and reproductive health
Note: *p < .05, **p < .001