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Table 2 Ranking of most commonly cited reasons for choosing to have an HIV test (N = 805) 1

From: Characteristics of sexually experienced HIV testers aged 18 to 32 in rural South Africa: baseline results from a community-based trial, NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043)

 

Total %

Female %

N

p-valuea

Wanted to know status

51

74

408

0.001*

Non-voluntary

19

98

149

<0.001*

Having children

17

100

137

<0.001*

Sick

12

75

95

0.31

Sexual partner had risky behaviour

0.03

89

26

0.19

  1. aChi-square tests for comparison of men and women.
  2. *Significant at the 95% confidence level.
  3. 1The questions for Table 2 allow for multiple responses so the N may overlap as discussed in the text. The total N is 805.