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Table 2 Associations between reason for testing, length of time aware of risk, route to testing and cognitive impairment (delayed recall and verbal fluency) among people attending for HIV testing in Goa, India (n = 1934)

From: Pathways to HIV testing and care in Goa, India: exploring psychosocial barriers and facilitators using mixed methods

Reason for testing

Low score- delayed recall

P-value (chi-squared)

OR (95 % CI)

aAOR (95 % CI)

Low score- verbal fluency

P-value (chi-squared)

OR (95 % CI)

aAOR (95 % CI)

No reason given

258 (23.6)

0.55

0.94 (0.76–1.16

 

280 (25.6)

0.79

1.03 (0.84–1.27

 

Pre-marital test

4 (13.8)

0.36

0.53 (0.18–1.53)

 

6 (20.7)

0.57

0.75 (0.30–1.84)

 

Repeat test

80 (21.2)

0.45

0.87 (0.66–1.15)

 

91 (24.1)

0.47

0.89 (0.68–1.16)

 

Test before going abroad

1 (3.3)

0.01

0.11 (0.02–0.84)

0.11 (0.01–0.79)

7 (23.3)

0.56

0.87 (0.37–2.04)

 

Length of time aware of risk

Child/partner who is HIV + ve

35 (29.4)

0.09

1.42 (0.94–2.14)

1.31 (1.06–1.62)

42 (35.3)

0.02

1.62 (1.09–2.39)

1.31 (1.07–1.60)

 Known for <1 month

14 (29.8)

   

14 (29.8)

   

 Known for >1 month

21 (29.2)

0.94

0.97 (0.43–2.18)

 

28 (38.9)

0.31

1.50 (0.68–3.31)

 

Partner’s risk behaviour

26 (28.6)

0.20

1.36 (0.85–2.16)

 

27 (29.7)

0.39

1.22 (0.77–1.94)

 

 Known for <1 month

11 (29.7)

   

13 (35.1)

   

 Known for >1 month

15 (27.8)

0.84

0.91 (0.36–2.30)

 

14 (25.9)

0.35

0.65 (0.26–1.62)

 

Symptoms which you believe may be due to HIV

18 (23.4)

0.95

1.02 (0.59–1.75)

 

21 (27.3)

0.77

1.08 (0.65–1.80)

 

 Known for <1 month

14 (29.8)

   

14 (29.8)

   

 Known for >1 month

4 (13.3)

0.10

0.36 (0.10–1.27)

0.22 (0.05–0.96)

7 (23.3)

0.54

0.72 (0.25–2.07)

 

Risk behaviour

28 (25.0)

0.62

1.12 (0.72–1.74)

 

36 (32.1)

0.12

1.39 (0.92–2.09)

 

 Known for <1 month

19 (31.7)

   

26 (43.3)

   

 Known for >1 month

9 (17.3)

0.08

0.45 (0.18–1.13)

0.29 (0.10–0.83)

10 (19.2)

0.01

0.31 (0.13–0.76)

0.22 (0.08–0.57) P < 0.01

Route to testing

Advised to test by Doctor

339 (23.3)

0.71

1.05 (0.82–1.34)

 

363 (24.9)

0.10

0.82 (0.65–1.04)

0.82 (0.64–1.04)

 <1 month ago

334 (23.3)

   

358 (25.0)

0.24

  

 >1 month ago

5 (20.8)

0.78

0.87 (0.32–2.34)

 

5 (20.8)

0.64

0.79 (0.29–2.13)

 

Advised to test by NGO staff

22 (36.7)

0.70

0.58 (0.03–9.98)

 

32 (53.3)

0.14

NA

 

 <1 month ago

22 (37.9)

   

32 (55.2)

   

 >1 month ago

0 (0.0)

0.18

NA

 

0 (0.0)

0.06

NA

 

Advised to test by family member/friend/other

??

       

 <1 month

6 (12.8)

   

14 (29.8)

   

 >1 month ago

7 (29.2)

0.09

2.81 (0.80–9.95)

2.68 (0.69–10.42)

9 (37.5)

0.51

1.41 (0.50–4.03)

 
  1. aAdjusted for gender, education, age