HIV test in the last 12 months (n = 775) n (%) | Never tested for HIV (n = 396) n (%) | OR | 95 % CI | aORa | 95 % CI | ||
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Perceived risk at last AI | No/very low risk (0–1) | 297 (40.97) | 161 (43.40) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
Low risk (2–4) | 146 (20.14) | 67 (18.06) | 0.85 | 0.60–1.20 | 0.92 | 0.64–1.33 | |
Medium risk (5) | 148 (20.41) | 86 (23.18) | 1.07 | 0.77–1.49 | 1.18 | 0.83–1.67 | |
High risk (6–8) | 79 (10.90) | 26 (7.01) | 0.61 | 0.37–0.98 | 0.67 | 0.40–1.11 | |
Very high risk (9–10) | 55 (7.59) | 31 (8.36) | 1.04 | 0.64–1.68 | 1.06 | 0.63–1.76 | |
Perceived risk in the last 12 months | No/very low risk (0–1) | 172 (24.09) | 122 (33.89) | Ref. | |||
Low risk (2–4) | 237 (33.19) | 109 (30.28) | 0.65 | 0.47–0.90 | 0.69 | 0.48–0.97 | |
Medium risk (5) | 183 (25.63) | 79 (21.94) | 0.61 | 0.43–0.86 | 0.59 | 0.40–0.85 | |
High risk (6–8) | 83 (11.62) | 26 (7.22) | 0.44 | 0.27–0.73 | 0.42 | 0.25–0.71 | |
Very high risk (9–10) | 39 (5.46) | 24 (6.67) | 0.87 | 0.50–1.52 | 0.80 | 0.44–1.44 | |
Outness towards family doctor | He/she knows | 383 (49.68) | 43 (11.00) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
I don’t know or I think he/she knows | 154 (19.97) | 61 (15.60) | 3.53 | 2.29–5.44 | 2.98 | 1.90–4.66 | |
He/she does not know | 174 (22.57) | 243 (62.15) | 12.44 | 8.59–18.02 | 10.07 | 6.86–14.78 | |
I do not have a family doctor | 60 (7.78) | 44 (11.25) | 6.53 | 3.96–10.78 | 6.69 | 3.96–11.29 | |
Outness towards parents | At least one parent knows | 575 (84.43) | 217 (66.77) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
Parents do not know | 106 (15.57) | 108 (33.23) | 2.70 | 1.98–3.68 | 2.63 | 1.88–3.67 | |
Outness towards class mates/co-workers | More than half know | 428 (56.69) | 128 (33.95) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
Less than half know | 327 (43.31) | 249 (66.05) | 2.55 | 1.97–3.29 | 2.43 | 1.84–3.20 | |
Self-definition | Homosexual/gay/queer | 612 (79.27) | 226 (57.22) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
Bisexual | 101 (13.08) | 128 (32.41) | 3.43 | 2.54–4.64 | 3.45 | 2.50–4.77 | |
Heterosexual | 2 (0.26) | 1 (0.25) | 1.35 | 0.12–15.00 | - | ||
Other/none | 57 (7.38) | 40 (10.13) | 1.90 | 1.23–2.93 | 1.64 | 1.03–2.61 | |
Intention to get tested in the coming 12 months | Yes | 653 (84.48) | 121 (30.63) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
No | 120 (15.52) | 274 (69.37) | 12.32 | 9.23—16.46 | 12.68 | 9.28–17.33 | |
Reasons to decline a free test voucher | Time/distance | 93 (27.84) | 61 (38.36) | 1.61 | 1.08–2.40 | 1.23 | 0.79–1.90 |
Recent test | 160 (47.90) | 2 (1.26) | 0.01 | 0.00–0.06 | 0.02 | 0.00–0.06 | |
Don’t perceive to be at risk | 46 (13.77) | 35 (22.01) | 1.77 | 1.09–2.88 | 1.53 | 0.91–2.58 | |
No symptoms | 37 (11.08) | 62 (38.99) | 5.13 | 3.21–8.19 | 4.59 | 3.21–8.19 | |
Currently don’t want to know | 12 (3.59) | 38 (23.90) | 8.43 | 4.26–16.66 | 7.75 | 3.81–15.78 | |
Test not in a study context | 86 (25.75) | 52 (32.70) | 1.40 | 0.93–2.12 | 1.67 | 1.08–2.61 | |
Arguments in favour of home/home collection testing | More convenient and less time consuming | 516 (88.81) | 215 (66.36) | 0.25 | 0.18–0.35 | 0.24 | 0.17–0.35 |
Don’t want others to know that I’m testing for HIV | 133 (22.89) | 169 (52.16) | 3.67 | 2.74–4.92 | 3.21 | 2.35–4.38 | |
Testing is embarrassing | 72 (12.39) | 101 (31.17) | 3.20 | 2.28–4.50 | 2.82 | 1.94–4.08 | |
I don’t want instructions about my sex life | 134 (23.06) | 104 (32.10) | 1.58 | 1.17–2.13 | 1.56 | 1.12–2.16 | |
I don’t need counselling | 167 (28.74) | 54 (16.67) | 0.50 | 0.35–0.70 | 0.58 | 0.40–0.84 | |
Risk management beyond condom use Risk management beyond condom use | Partner well known | 343 (45.61) | 128 (34.04) | 0.62 | 0.48–0.80 | 0.59 | 0.45–0.77 |
Undetectable viral load | 97 (12.90) | 16 (4.26) | 0.30 | 0.17–0.52 | 0.46 | 0.26–0.81 | |
Only insertive | 316 (42.02) | 94 (25.00) | 0.46 | 0.35–0.61 | 0.54 | 0.40–0.72 | |
Withdrawal before ejaculation | 271 (36.04) | 103 (27.39 | 0.67 | 0.51–0.88 | 0.71 | 0.53–0.95 | |
Partner appears healthy | 109 (14.49) | 75 (19.95) | 1.47 | 1.06–2.03 | 1.39 | 0.98–1.97 | |
Partner tested HIV-negative | 293 (38.96) | 106 (28.19) | 0.62 | 0.47–0.80 | 0.54 | 0.40–0.72 | |
Penis cleaning | 166 (22.07) | 45 (11.97) | 0.48 | 0.34–0.69 | 0.47 | 0.32–0.68 |