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Table 2 Percentage distribution of HIV testing status: Future testing intentions, unmet testing need, CITC and PITC by socio-demographic characteristics

From: Determinants for HIV testing and counselling in Nairobi urban informal settlements

Variables

Total

Number

Never tested

Ever tested

  

Does not

want test,

N = 153

Wants to

test,

N = 1,336

CITC,

N = 986

PITC,

N = 687

Age group

   <20 yrs

443

3.6

60.1

21.0

15.4

   20-24 yrs

732

4.0

34.6

35.3

26.2

   25-29 yrs

662

3.9

34.1

36.1

25.8

   30-34 yrs

493

4.7

38.5

34.3

22.5

   35-39 yrs

383

7.6

44.7

29.2

18.5

   40-44 yrs

244

7.8

48.4

25.0

18.9

   45-49 yrs

161

5.0

55.9

24.8

14.3

   50+ yrs

44

6.8

50.0

31.8

11.4

Gender

   Female

1,998

3.9

34.4

32.5

29.2

   Male

1,164

6.5

55.8

28.9

8.9

Marital status

   Married

2,062

5.2

37.8

30.7

26.3

   Divorced/separated/widowed

323

4.3

32.2

43.0

20.4

   Never married

777

4.0

58.3

27.7

10.0

Residence

   Korogocho

1,756

5.6

43.1

30.8

20.6

   Viwandani

1,406

3.9

41.2

31.7

23.2

Ethnicity

   Kikuyu

981

5.4

39.1

34.4

21.1

   Luhya

493

5.9

46.9

28.2

19.1

   Luo

567

4.4

43.9

30.9

20.8

   Kamba

663

3.0

43.7

32.9

20.4

   Others

458

5.7

39.7

25.6

29.0

Education

   No schooling

119

8.4

35.3

28.6

27.7

   Primary

2,015

4.6

44.1

29.7

21.6

   Secondary

952

4.6

40.2

34.4

20.8

   Higher

23

4.4

17.4

56.5

21.7

   Don't know

53

9.4

35.9

26.4

28.3

Wealth Index

   Poorest 20%

441

4.5

45.4

32.7

17.5

   2nd

611

6.4

41.2

32.9

19.5

   3rd

684

4.0

45.8

29.0

21.4

   4th

683

4.8

38.7

31.3

25.2

   Richest 20%

743

4.6

41.3

30.8

23.3

Mobility Index

   Not highly mobile

2820

5.11

42.84

30.71

21.35

   Highly mobile

342

2.63

37.43

35.09

24.85

Total

3,162

4.8

42.3

31.2

21.7