Table 2 Characteristics of the study population with or without access to HIV/STI testing disaggregated by sex (n = 7,707)

Age (years)

< 0.001

< 0.001

18–24

85.07

14.93

71.52

28.48

25–34

77.29

22.71

68.1

31.9

35–44

78.5

21.5

77.18

22.82

45–54

82.96

17.04

85.27

14.73

55–64

89.23

10.77

92.78

7.23

65 or older

89.26

10.74

92.25

7.75

Sexual orientation

< 0.001

0.414

Heterosexual

80.81

19.19

74.8

25.2

LGBTI

50.46

49.54

81

19

Education level

<0.001

0.102

No formal education or primary

82.86

17.14

77.35

22.65

Secondary

83.38

16.62

76.62

23.38

Higher

75.66

24.34

72.99

27.01

Socioeconomic status

0.814

0.212

Lower

79.73

20.27

77.21

22.79

Middle

79.86

20.14

73.31

26.69

Higher

81.22

18.78

73.02

26.98

Mental or physical disability

0.349

<0.001

Yes

74.72

25.28

93.62

6.38

No

80.25

19.75

74.42

25.58

Employment status

0.6571

0.002

Employed

78.92

21.08

70.93

29.07

Unemployed

80.28

19.72

76.93

23.07

Health insurance

< 0.001

< 0.001

Uninsured

82.12

17.88

77.52

22.48

Insured

73.05

26.95

66.1

33.9

Migratory status

0.002

0.658

Legal

78.52

21.48

74.54

25.46

Illegal

84.53

15.47

75.47

24.53

Time residing in Peru (in months)

0.072

0.002

0–6

87.06

12.94

84.94

15.06

7–12

83.09

16.91

76.97

23.03

More than 12

79.34

20.66

73.75

26.25

Marital status

0.008

< 0.001

Married or living with a partner

78.34

21.66

68.99

31.01

Other

83.58

16.42

84.55

15.45

Perceived discrimination

0.236

0.001

Yes

78.64

21.36

70.5

29.5

No

80.86

19.14

77.17

22.83

City of residence

< 0.001

< 0.001

Arequipa

81.15

18.85

74.08

25.92

Chiclayo

63.47

36.53

63.97

36.03

Chimbote

69.88

30.12

54.96

45.04

Ica

81.86

18.14

69.5

30.5

Lima

80.85

19.15

75.75

24.25

Piura

74.14

25.86

73.57

26.43

Trujillo

81.16

18.84

76.38

23.62

Tumbes

60.6

39.4

55.27

44.73