Predictors for HIV testing among Chinese workers in infrastructure construction enterprises in Kenya

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Characteristics of the sample

Item	Validated Question	Category	Number	Percent
HIV knowledge	Yes^a
		Sufficient	53	48.2
		Insufficient	57	51.8
Perceived risk of HIV	No^b
		Possible	2	1.9
		Little possible	23	21.5
		Not possible	82	76.6
Sexual attitude	Yes^c
premarital sex		Acceptable	78	71.6
		Not	31	28.4
Extramarital sex		Acceptable	18	16.5
		Not	91	83.5
Paying for sex		Acceptable	24	21.8
		Not	86	78.2
Selling sex		Acceptable	20	18.5
		Not	88	81.5
Multiple sexual partners		Acceptable	12	11.9
		Not	97	88.1
One-night stand		Acceptable	27	24.5
		Not	81	73.6
Sexual behaviors	Yes^a
Paying money for sex		Yes	6	5.4
		No	12	11
		Refuse to answer	92	83.6
No. of sexual partners in last year		0	23	20.9
		1	60	54.5
		>2	9	16.2
		Refuse to answer	18	32.4
Condom use at last intercourse		Yes	55	50
		No	39	36.5
		Refuse to answer	16	14.5
Frequency of condom use in the last year		never	20	18.2
		sometimes	19	17.3
		often	23	20.9
		always	25	22.7
		Refuse to answer	23	20.9
Received HIV Related Information in recent one year	No^b
		Yes	75	68.2
		No	35	31.8
The capability of obtaining HIV-related information	No^b
		Yes	101	91.8
		No	9	8.2
Information about sites for receiving HIV test	No^b
		Yes	105	95.5
		No	5	4.6

^aThe item was adapted from the Chinese Unified National AIDS Sentinel Surveillance Questionnaire explicitly designed for overseas migrant workers
^b The item was developed for the current study
^cThe item was adapted from the brief sexual attitudes scale

ISSN: 1471-2458