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Table 1 Characteristics of participants

From: Concerns about covert HIV testing are associated with delayed presentation in Ethiopian adults with suspected malaria: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Total

Concern about covert HIV testing

 

(%) N = 810

Yes (%) N = 406

No (%) N = 404

p value*

Location

    

 Urban

476 (59)

230 (57)

246 (61)

0.22

 Rural

334 (41)

176 (43)

158 (39)

Sex

    

 Male

397 (49)

189 (47)

208 (51)

0.16

 Female

413 (51)

217 (53)

196 (49)

Age (years)

    

 16–24

313 (39)

159 (39)

154 (38)

0.09

 25–34

299 (37)

155 (38)

144 (36)

 35–44

142 (18)

73 (18)

69 (17)

 44+

56 (7)

19 (5)

37 (9)

Highest level of education

    

 Illiterate

209 (26)

119 (29)

90 (22)

0.15

 Literate but no formal education

38 (5)

18 (4)

20 (5)

 Primary school

276 (34)

133 (33)

143 (35)

 Secondary school or higher

287 (35)

136 (33)

151 (37)

Electricity in household

    

 Yes

529 (65)

255 (63)

274 (68)

0.13

 No

281 (35)

151 (37)

130 (32)

  1. *Chi-squared test