Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of respondents (at month of interview), by gender and testing status
| Â | Female | Male | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Never tested | Ever tested | Â | Total | Never tested | Ever tested | Â | Total |
| Â | 101 | 181 | Â | 282 | 144 | 175 | Â | 319 |
| Â | 35.8% | 64.2% | p-value | Â | 45.1% | 54.9% | p-value | Â |
Mean age in years (standard deviation) | 20.2 | 20.8 | * | 20.6 | 20.4 | 21.0 | ** | 20.7 |
| Â | (1.71) | (1.92) | Â | (1.86) | (1.82) | (1.90) | Â | (1.88) |
% Married | 15.8 | 34.3 | ** | 27.7 | 7.6 | 8.6 | Â | 8.2 |
Highest level of education (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   None/Primary | 31.7 | 38.1 |  | 35.8 | 34.7 | 18.9 | ** | 26.0 |
   Secondary | 64.4 | 58.0 |  | 60.3 | 61.1 | 74.9 |  | 68.7 |
   Some college | 4.0 | 3.9 |  | 3.9 | 4.2 | 6.3 |  | 5.3 |
% in school | 19.8 | 18.8 | Â | 19.2 | 22.9 | 36.0 | * | 30.1 |
% earning an income | 22.8 | 31.5 | Â | 28.4 | 42.4 | 44.0 | Â | 43.3 |
Ethnicity (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Luo | 67.3 | 72.9 |  | 70.9 | 72.2 | 78.9 |  | 75.9 |
   Luhya | 18.8 | 19.3 |  | 19.2 | 11.8 | 10.3 |  | 11.0 |
   Other | 13.9 | 7.7 |  | 9.9 | 16.0 | 10.9 |  | 13.2 |
Religion (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Catholics | 24.0 | 27.1 |  | 26.0 | 21.5 | 25.1 |  | 23.5 |
   Protestants | 47.0 | 34.8 |  | 39.2 | 47.9 | 41.7 |  | 44.5 |
   Pentecostal | 18.0 | 22.1 |  | 20.6 | 13.2 | 16.6 |  | 15.1 |
   African/Traditional | 9.0 | 9.4 |  | 9.3 | 11.1 | 6.9 |  | 8.8 |
   Muslims/Other/none | 2.0 | 6.6 |  | 5.0 | 6.3 | 9.7 |  | 8.2 |
Median number of HIV tests since age 14 (Range) | Â | 1 (1-10) | Â | Â | Â | 1 (1-18) | Â | Â |
Number of HIV tests since age 14 (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   One |  | 56.9 |  |  |  | 62.3 |  |  |
   Two |  | 27.6 |  |  |  | 20.6 |  |  |
   Three |  | 7.7 |  |  |  | 9.1 |  |  |
   Four or more |  | 7.7 |  |  |  | 8.0 |  |  |