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Table 2 Adolescent Groups from Kisumu, Kenya

From: “When you have a high life, and you like sex, you will be afraid”: a qualitative evaluation of adolescents’ decision to test for HIV in Zambia and Kenya using the health belief model

Characteristic

Living with HIV

(n = 35)

Unknown HIV Status (n = 38)

Age (years)

 Mean [95% confidence interval]

17.1 [16.5, 17.1]

16.8 [16.3, 17.2]

Gender

 Male

13 (37.1%)

22 (57.9%)

Education

 Not in school

8 (22.9%)

 In school

25 (71.4%)

33 (86.8%)

 Graduated

2 (5.7%)

5 (13.2%)

Living Situation

 Live at home

29 (82.9%)

37 (97.4%)

 Live at school

5 (14.3%)

 Other

1 (2.9%)

1 (2.6%)

On ART

 Yes

34 (97.1%)

 No

1 (2.9%)

Disclosed to

 Family

34 (97.1%)

 School

1 (2.9%)

Offered an HIV Test

 Yes

36 (94.7%)

 No

2 (5.3%)

Accepted an HIV Testa

 Yes

35 (97.2%)

 No

1 (2.8%)

  1. aMissing data from two participants