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Table 1 Provision of blood specimen for anonymous HIV testing among women who were interviewed.

From: Response rates for providing a blood specimen for HIV testing in a population-based survey of young adults in Zimbabwe

 

% Provided

Specimen (No.)

weighted n = 4293

% Did Not Provide

Specimen (No.)

weighted n = 517

p-value

WOMEN

   

Age Group

  

0.4137

15–19

42.1 (1807)

39.3 (203)

 

20–24

32.5 (1395)

35.0 (181)

 

25–29

25.4 (1091)

25.7 (133)

 

Area of Residence

  

0.0733

Urban

38.0 (1629)

42.0 (217)

 

Rural

62.0 (2664)

58.0 (300)

 

Education Level

  

0.0835

Primary or less

33.3 (1428)

34.2 (177)

 

1–3 years secondary

32.0 (1374)

27.4 (142)

 

≥ 4 years secondary

34.7 (1491)

38.4 (199)

 

Marital Status

  

0.8701

Previously Married

8.2 (352)

8.9 (46)

 

Currently Married

46.2 (1985)

45.8 (237)

 

Never Married

45.6 (1956)

45.3 (235)

 

Perceived Risk of HIV Infection

  

0.0574

None

56.8 (2288)

62.6 (303)

 

Low

12.6 (507)

13.0 (63)

 

Medium

13.4 (539)

10.4 (50)

 

High

7.6 (304)

7.2 (35)

 

Don't Know

9.5 (382)

6.8 (33)

 

Sexual Experience

  

0.4795

Ever had sex

66.1 (2834)

64.6 (334)

 

Never had sex

33.9 (1455)

35.4 (183)

 

Number of Lifetime Sex Partners

  

0.8990

1

71.0 (2014)

71.8 (239)

 

2

19.8 (563)

18.8 (62)

 

3 or more

9.2 (260)

9.4 (31)

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