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Table 2 Percentage distribution of young people who have been tested for HIV, by place of last test, receipt of counseling, and whether respondent obtained test results, according to sex and reason for testing

From: HIV/AIDS among youth in urban informal (slum) settlements in Kenya: What are the correlates of and motivations for HIV testing?

 

Male

Female

 

Asked for test

Was offered the test and accepted

Required to take the test

Total

Asked for test

Was offered the test and accepted

Required to take the test

Total

Place where last HIV test was obtained

        

   Government clinic/hospital

20.6

12.3

40.7

20.5

27.9

46.6

72.8

46.9

   Private clinic or hospital

10.7

5.5

3.7

9.2

12.6

6.3

16.6

12.2

   Non-governmental clinic

0.0

8.2

11.1

2.3

1.0

3.4

0.5

1.5

   Mobile clinic

7.2

38.4

29.6

14.6

5.4

22.7

1.8

8.7

   VCT center

59.8

28.8

7.4

50.4

52.7

15.9

7.8

29.1

   Other

1.7

6.9

7.4

3.1

0.3

5.1

0.5

1.6

Was counseling offered at last HIV test

        

   Yes

96.9

94.4

85.2

95.6

96.2

91.4

87.1

92.1

   No

3.1

5.6

14.8

4.4

3.8

8.6

12.9

7.9

Did respondent obtain last test results

        

   Yes

98.3

78.1

92.6

94.1

97.6

85.8

97.3

94.5

   No

1.7

21.9

7.4

5.9

2.4

14.2

2.8

5.5

N

291

73

27

391

294

176

218

688