From: Socio-economic differences in the uptake of HIV testing and associated factors in South Africa
Variable | Total | Low SES | High SES | ||||
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Sexual activity | N | Tested | n | Tested | n | Tested | p-value |
Never had sex | 3142 | 42.3 | 1368 | 41.0 | 1920 | 45.1 | 0.019 |
Had sex | 15,741 | 81.2 | 6766 | 80.4 | 9895 | 82.1 | 0.006 |
Sexual debut | |||||||
Sex before the age of 15 years | 324 | 67.4 | 169 | 65.6 | 173 | 69.5 | 0.441 |
Sex at 15 years and older | 4859 | 57.2 | 2269 | 58.0 | 2710 | 57.7 | 0.831 |
Age of sexual partner | |||||||
Partner more than 5 years younger | 1971 | 82.2 | 2344 | 82.3 | 3908 | 85.2 | 0.002 |
Partner within five years | 5849 | 84.3 | 813 | 81.3 | 1179 | 83.2 | 0.274 |
Partner more than 5 years older | 2308 | 89.8 | 1073 | 90.3 | 1414 | 90.0 | 0.804 |
Number of sexual partners in the past 12 months | |||||||
1 sexual partner | 9289 | 85.2 | 3827 | 84.5 | 6024 | 85.7 | 0.102 |
2+ or more sexual partners | 892 | 82.5 | 438 | 79.4 | 504 | 86.2 | 0.006 |
Condom use at last sex in the past 12 months | |||||||
No condom use | 6564 | 84.9 | 2445 | 83.8 | 4535 | 85.4 | 0.075 |
Yes condom use | 3541 | 85.0 | 1817 | 84.1 | 1919 | 86.3 | 0.058 |
AUDIT Score | |||||||
Abstainers | 13,037 | 73.5 | 5974 | 72.9 | 7835 | 74.7 | 0.017 |
Low risk (1–7) | 3537 | 77.9 | 1177 | 76.8 | 2532 | 78.7 | 0.193 |
Risky level (8–15) | 1257 | 79.2 | 557 | 76.2 | 761 | 81.4 | 0.022 |
High risk/harmful (16–19) | 209 | 74.9 | 113 | 68.8 | 112 | 81.5 | 0.028 |
High risk/hazardous (20+) | 226 | 70.6 | 135 | 68.7 | 104 | 72.9 | 0.480 |
Correct HIV knowledge and myth rejection | |||||||
No knowledge | 12,575 | 74.1 | 5760 | 73.0 | 7518 | 75.5 | 0.001 |
Yes knowledge | 7337 | 77.1 | 2726 | 75.6 | 5034 | 78.6 | 0.003 |
Self-perceived risk of HIV infection | |||||||
No risk | 15,921 | 72.3 | 6089 | 69.3 | 10,681 | 74.8 | < 0.001 |
Yes risk | 2378 | 79.4 | 1363 | 78.2 | 1186 | 80.8 | 0.105 |
HIV serostatus | |||||||
HIV Positive | 2358 | 87.6 | 1449 | 85.9 | 909 | 90.0 | 0.003 |
HIV Negative | 12,044 | 74.8 | 4889 | 72.7 | 7155 | 76.2 | < 0.001 |