Table 1 Associations between reason for testing, length of time aware of risk, route to testing and CMD/AUD

No reason given

1095 (56.6)

51 (6.1)

0.23

1.27 (0.86–1.89)

133 (32.8)

<0.01

1.68 (1.2–2.26)

1.68 (1.25–2.27)

Pre-marital test

29 (1.5)

2 (6.9)

0.88

1.31 (0.31–5.58)

4 (20.0)

0.47

0.67 (0.22–2.02)

Repeat test

378 (19.5)

12 (3.2)

0.03

0.52 (0.28–0.96)

0.55 (0.30–1.03)

57 (30.7)

0.22

1.24 (0.87–1.77)

Test before going abroad

30 (1.6)

1 (3.3)

0.81

0.60 (0.08–4.47)

9 (34.6)

0.38

1.44 (0.63–3.28)

Child/partner who is HIV + ve

119 (6.2)

7 (5.9)

0.80

1.11 (0.50–2.44)

8 (30.8)

0.67

1.20 (0.52–2.80)

 Known for <1 month

47 (39.5)

2 (4.3)

1 (16.7)

 Known for >1 month

72 (60.5)

5 (6.9)

0.54

1.68 (0.31–9.12)

7 (35.0)

0.11 (2.62)

4.95 (0.57–43.04)

Partner’s risk behaviour

91 (4.7)

6 (6.6)

0.60

1.26 (0.54–2.95)

11 (39.3)

0.14

1.77 (0.82–3.85)

 Known for <1 month

37 (40.7)

0 (0.0)

4 (33.3)

4 (36.4)

 Known for >1 month

54 (59.3)

6 (11.1)

0.04

NA

NA

6 (37.5)

7 (63.6)

1.56 (0.32–7.64)

Symptoms which you believe may be due to HIV

77 (4.0)

8 (10.4)

0.05

2.13 (0.99–4.55)

2.26 (1.03–4.96)

18 (34.6)

0.21

1.46 (0.81–2.63)

 Known for <1 month

47 (61.0)

2 (4.3)

14 (38.9)

 Known for >1 month

30 (39.0)

6 (20.0)

0.03

5.63 (0.99–32.12)

15.53 (1.53–157.68)

4 (25.0)

0.33

0.52 (0.14–2.00)

Risk behaviour

112 (5.8)

15 (13.4)

<0.01

3.01 (1.68–5.41)

3.04 (1.67–5.55)

28 (41.8)

0.01

2.05 (1.23–3.42)

1.95 (1.16–3.27)

 Known for <1 month

60 (53.6)

6 (10.0)

13 (35.1)

 Known for >1 month

52 (46.4)

9 (17.3)

0.26

1.88 (0.62–5.77)

15 (50.0)

0.22

1.85 (0.68–5.03

Advised to test by Doctor

1457 (75.3)

84 (5.8)

0.19

1.40 (0.85–2.30)

166 (28.0)

0.44

1.13 (0.83–1.54

 <1 month ago

1433 (98.4)

79 (5.5)

164 (28.0)

 >1 month ago

24 (1.7)

5 (20.8)

<0.01

4.51 (1.63–2.44)

6.18 (2.16–17.70)

2 (22.2)

0.70

0.73 (0.15–3.57

Advised to test by NGO staff

60 (3.1)

3 (5.0)

0.90

0.92 (0.28–3.00)

16 (?)

 <1 month ago

58 (95.1)

2 (3.5)

16 (6.6)

 >1 month ago

3 (4.9)

2 (66.7)

<0.01

56.00 (1.93–1.624e + 03)

NA

0 (0.0)

NA

NA

Advised to test by family member/friend/other

71 (3.7)

1 (1.4)

0.13

0.24 (0.03–1.78)

 <1 month

47 (66.2)

1 (2.1)

3 (15.0)

 >1 month ago

24 (33.8)

1 (0.0)

0.47

NA

3 (21.4)

0.63

1.55 (0.25–9.38)