Table 3 Bivariate and multivariate analysis of predictors of a fully assisted HIV self-test
Predictors | Total (n) (N = 186) | Preferred fully assisted HIV self-test | Bivariate analysis of predictors of preferring a fully assisted HIV self-test | Multivariate analysis of predictors of preferring a fully assisted HIV self-test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | OR (95%CI) | P value | OR (95%CI) | P value | ||
Highest level of education | ||||||
 None/primary/junior high school | 95 | 81 (85.3) | 1 |  |  |  |
 Senior high school/TAFE/ degree | 91 | 73 (80.2) | 0.7 (0.3–1.5) | 0.364 |  |  |
Ethnicity | ||||||
 Other | 27 | 22 (81.5) | 1 |  |  |  |
 Balinese | 72 | 62 (86.1) | 1.4 (0.4–4.6) | 0.568 |  |  |
 Javanese | 87 | 70 (80.5) | 1 (0.3–2.8) | 0.906 |  |  |
Had ever married | ||||||
 Yes | 139 | 114 (82) | 1 |  |  |  |
 No | 47 | 40 (85.1) | 1.2 (0.5–3.1) | 0.628 |  |  |
Sexual behaviour | ||||||
Number regular sexual partners* last year | 186 | 154 | 1.5 (0.7–2.9) | 0.270 |  |  |
Number casual sexual partners* last year | 186 | 154 | 0.8 (0.6–1.2) | 0.250 |  |  |
Number FSWs# sexual partners last year | 186 | 154 | 1 (1–1) | 0.319 |  |  |
Condom use at last sex with FSWs# | ||||||
 Yes | 92 | 76 (82.6) | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 No | 64 | 58 (90.6) | 2 (0.8–5.5) | 0.163 | 1.8 (0.7–5) | 0.257 |
 Missing | 30 | 20 (66.7) | 0.4 (0.2–1.1) | 0.069 | 0.5 (0.2–1.2) | 0.112 |
Had ever been tested for HIV | ||||||
 Yes | 23 | 17 (74) | 0.5 (0.2–1.5) | 0.234 |  |  |
 No | 163 | 137 (84.1) | 1 |  |  |  |
Barriers to HIV testing at a clinic: | ||||||
 I do not know where to go | ||||||
  No | 130 | 103 (79.2) | 1 |  | 1 |  |
  Yes | 56 | 51 (91.1) | 2.7 (1–7.4) | 0.057 | 1.8 (0.6–5.2) | 0.295 |
 I do not have time to go to the clinic | ||||||
  No | 125 | 100 (80) | 1 |  |  |  |
  Yes | 61 | 54 (88.5) | 1.9 (0. 8–4.7) | 0.153 |  |  |
 It’s too far | ||||||
  No | 119 | 94 (79) | 1 |  | 1 |  |
  Yes | 67 | 60 (89.6) | 2.3 (0.9–5.6) | 0.072 | 2.2 (0.9–5.4) | 0.097 |
 Embarrassed discussing my sex life | ||||||
  No | 109 | 90 (82.6) | 1 |  |  |  |
  Yes | 77 | 64 (83.1) | 1 (0.5–2.3) | 0.922 |  |  |
 Embarrassed to ask for an HIV test | ||||||
  No | 72 | 56 (77.8) | 1 |  |  |  |
  Yes | 114 | 98 (86) | 1.8 (0.8–3.8) | 0.153 |  |  |
 Anxious when waiting for results | ||||||
  No | 128 | 100 (78.1) | 1 |  | 1 |  |
  Yes | 58 | 54 (93.1) | 3.8 (1.3–11.3) | 0.018 | 3.8 (1.3–11.3) | 0.018 |
 Embarrassed to be seen at clinic | ||||||
  No | 130 | 106 (81.5) | 1 |  |  |  |
  Yes | 56 | 48 (85.7) | 1.4 (0.6–3.2) | 0.490 |  |  |
 Concern over the confidentiality | ||||||
  No | 131 | 105 (80.2) | 1 |  |  |  |
  Yes | 55 | 49 (89.1) | 2 (0. 8–5.2) | 0.146 |  |  |
 Too afraid of having blood taken | ||||||
  No | 108 | 86 (79.6) | 1 |  |  |  |
  Yes | 78 | 68 (87.2) | 1.7 (0.8–3.9) | 0.182 |  |  |
 Fear of being diagnosed with HIV | ||||||
  No | 112 | 88 (78.6) | 1 |  | 1 |  |
  Yes | 74 | 66 (89.2) | 2.3 (1–5.3) | 0.065 | 1.4 (0.5–3.8) | 0.473 |
 I am feeling healthy | ||||||
  No | 107 | 91 (85.1) | 1 |  |  |  |
  Yes | 79 | 63 (79.8) | 0.7 (0.3–1.5) | 0.345 |  |  |
Location of the brothel | ||||||
 cluster 1 | 42 | 28 (66.7) | 1 |  |  |  |
 cluster 2 | 21 | 21 (100) | 1 | – |  |  |
 cluster 3 | 15 | 13 (80) | 2 (0.5–8.3) | 0.338 |  |  |
 cluster 4 | 27 | 27 (100) | 1 | – |  |  |
 cluster 5 | 17 | 17 (100) | 1 | – |  |  |
 cluster 6 | 49 | 40 (81.6) | 2.2 (0.8–5.8) | 0.105 |  |  |
 cluster 7 | 15 | 9 (60) | 0.8 (0.2–2.5) | 0.643 |  |  |