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Table 3 Reasons for not testing for HIV

From: Factors impacting HIV testing among young sexually active women migrant workers in Vietnamese industrial zones

Characteristics

All

Marital status, n (%)

P-value

n = 388 (100%)

Unmarried

n = 166 (42.9%)

Married

n = 222 (57.1%)

Low perceived risk for HIV

   

0.532

 No

27 (6.9%)

10 (6.1%)

17 (7.7%)

 

 Yes

361 (93.1%)

156 (93.9%)

205 (92.3%)

 

Structural barriersa

   

0.6638

 No

372 (98.9%)

160 (96.4%)

212 (95.5%)

 

 Yes

16 (4.1%)

6 (3.6%)

10 (4.5%)

 

Fear of judgment or being embarrassed

   

0.719

 No

382 (98.2%)

163 (98.2%)

219 (98.5%)

 

 Yes

6 (1.8%)

3 (1.8%)

3 (1.5%)

 

Lack of time

   

0.502

 No

376 (96.9%)

162 (97.6%)

214 (96.4%)

 

 Yes

12 (3.1%)

4 (2.4%)

8 (3.6%)

 

Other reasonsb

   

0.401

 No

381 (96.6%)

160 (96.1%)

221 (97.8%)

 

 Yes

10 (3.4%)

6 (3.9%)

3 (2.2%)

 
  1. a Structural barriers included: did not know where to go for a test or worried about the cost
  2. b Other reasons included: not having received physician recommendation, fear of testing positive, fear of being judged, and loss of confidentiality