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Table 2 Bivariate and multivariate analysis of predictors of accepting a HIV self-test

From: Uptake and acceptability of assisted and unassisted HIV self-testing among men who purchase sex in brothels in Indonesia: a pilot intervention study

Predictors

Total (n)

(N = 288)

Accepted HIV self-test

n (%)

Bivariate analysis of predictors of accepting a HIV self-test

Multivariate analysis of predictors of accepting a HIV self-test

OR (95%CI)

P value

OR (95%CI)

P value

Highest level of education

 None/primary/junior high school

153

95 (62.1)

1

   

 Senior high school/TAFE/ degree

135

91 (67.4)

1.3 (0.8–2.1)

0.347

  

Ethnicity

 Other

46

27 (58.7)

1

   

 Balinese

110

72 (65.5)

1.3 (0.7–2.7)

0.425

  

 Javanese

132

87 (65.9)

1.4 (0.7–2.9)

0.381

  

Had ever married

 Yes

222

139 (62.6)

1

   

 No

66

47 (71.2)

1.5 (0.8–2.7)

0.201

  

Sexual behaviour

Number regular sexual partners* last year

288

186

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

0.214

  

Number casual sexual partners* last year

288

186

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

0.736

  

Number FSWs# sexual partners last year

288

186

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

0.211

  

Condom use at last sex with FSWs#

 Yes

145

92 (63.5)

1

   

 No

99

64 (64.7)

1.1 (0.6–1.8)

0.848

  

 Missing

44

30 (68.2)

1.2 (0.6–2.5)

0.566

  

Had ever been tested for HIV

 Yes

34

23 (67.7)

1.2 (0.5–2.5)

0.691

  

 No

254

163 (64.2)

1

   

Barriers to HIV testing at a clinic:

 I do not know where to go

  No

197

130 (66)

1

   

  Yes

91

56 (61.5)

0.8 (0.5–1.4)

0.463

  

 I do not have time to go to the clinic

  No

198

125 (63.1)

1

   

  Yes

90

61 (67.8)

1.2 (0.7–2.1)

0.445

  

 It’s too far

  No

188

119 (63.3)

1

   

  Yes

100

67 (67)

1.2 (0.7–2)

0.532

  

 Embarrassed discussing my sex life

  No

174

109 (62.6)

1

   

  Yes

114

77 (67.5)

1.2 (0.8–2)

0.395

  

 Embarrassed to ask for an HIV test

  No

122

72 (59)

1

 

1

 

  Yes

166

114 (68.7)

1.5 (0.9–2.5)

0.091

1.8 (1.1–2.9)

0.030

 Anxious when waiting for results

  No

196

128 (65.3)

1

   

  Yes

92

58 (63)

0.9 (0.5–1.5)

0.708

  

 Embarrassed to be seen at clinic

  No

198

130 (65.7)

1

   

  Yes

90

56 (62.2)

0.9 (0.5–1.4)

0.572

  

 Concern over the confidentiality

  No

210

131 (62.4)

1

   

  Yes

78

55 (70.5)

1.4 (0.8–2.5)

0.201

  

 Too afraid of having blood taken

  No

166

108 (65.1)

1

   

  Yes

122

78 (63.9)

1 (0.6–1.6)

0.844

  

 Fear of being diagnosed with HIV

  No

154

112 (72.7)

1

 

1

 

  Yes

134

74 (55.2)

0.5 (0.3–0.8)

0.002

0.4 (0.3–0.7)

0.001

 I am feeling healthy

  No

102

53 (52)

1

   

  Yes

186

79 (42.5)

0.7 (0.4–1.1)

0.123

  

Location of the brothel

 cluster 1

59

42 (71.2)

1

   

 cluster 2

33

21 (63.6)

0.7 (0.3–1.8)

0.456

  

 cluster 3

25

15 (61.5)

0.6 (0.2–1.6)

0.318

  

 cluster 4

40

27 (67.5)

0.8 (0.4–2)

0.695

  

 cluster 5

23

17 (70.8)

1 (0.4–3.4)

0.805

  

 cluster 6

81

49 (61)

0.6 (0.3–1.3)

0.192

  

 cluster 7

27

15 (55.6)

0.5 (0.2–1.3)

0.158

  
  1. * non-FSW
  2. # Brothel-based