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Table 2 Association between HIV testing uptake and socio-demographic and economic characteristics’, knowledge about HIV and STI, media exposure ad stigma among women aged 15–49 and men aged 15–59 [Senegal DHS, 2017]

From: HIV screening in men and women in Senegal: coverage and associated factors; analysis of the 2017 demographic and health survey

Variables

Ever been tested for HIV within 12 months

Women (Yes)

Men (Yes)

%

CI

p-value

%

CI

p-value

Age in 5-year groups

 15–19

34.2

30.5–38.2

< 0.001

17.2

12.7–22.9

0.076

 20–24

59.9

56.7–63.1

 

22.5

18.0–27.8

 

 25–29

67.6

64.9–70.1

 

27.5

22.7–32.9

 

 30–34

68.8

66.1–71.3

 

27.7

23.2–32.8

 

 35–39

66.3

63.1–69.4

 

27.7

23.5–32.3

 

 40–44

59.1

55.6–62.6

 

27.2

22.0–33.2

 

 45–49

50.1

46.0–54.2

 

26.6

21.7–32.2

 

 50–54

na

na

 

30.8

24.2–38.4

 

 55–59

na

na

 

20.0

14.6–26.8

 

Zone

 West

74.2

71.5–76.7

< 0.001

29.4

25.7–33.5

< 0.01

 North

46.4

41.2–51.7

 

25.7

22.0–29.9

 

 Center

59.0

55.1–62.7

 

19.4

16.2–23.1

 

 South-East

51.6

48.6–54.6

 

25.9

23.1–29.0

 

Place of residence

 Urban

70.6

68.4–72.7

< 0.001

32.5

29.3–35.9

< 0.001

 Rural

53.5

50.7–56.2

 

19.0

16.9–21.2

 

Educational level

 No education

53.7

51.4–56.0

< 0.001

13.4

11.5–15.4

< 0.001

 Primary

67.3

64.6–69.9

 

21.7

18.5–25.3

 

 Secondary

73.8

71.0–76.4

 

41.5

37.6–45.5

 

 Higher

84.2

77.8–88.9

 

56.7

49.0–64.1

 

Marital status

 Never in union

55.8

50.4–61.2

0.105

25.9

22.6–29.6

0.296

 Married

61.5

59.5–63.6

 

26.5

24.2–29.0

 

 Widowed

53.4

44.2–62.3

 

10.8

2.7–34.3

 

 Divorced

60.3

54.7–65.6

 

18.1

11.1–28.1

 

Never married

 No

61.4

59.4–63.3

0.051

26.2

24.0–28.7

0.883

 Yes

55.8

50.4–61.2

 

25.9

22.6–29.6

 

Wealth index

 Poorest

42.3

38.6–46.2

< 0.001

11.6

9.2–14.6

< 0.001

 Poor

52.0

48.4–55.6

 

19.5

16.4–23.1

 

 Middle

64.6

61.8–67.3

 

25.7

22.2–29.6

 

 Richer

71.3

68.5–74.0

 

28.7

24.6–33.2

 

 Richest

74.2

70.9–77.4

 

40.1

34.8–45.6

 

Knowledge about mother-to-child transmission

 No

57.9

55.7–60.0

< 0.001

26.5

24.1–29.2

0.699

 Yes

64.4

61.9–66.9

 

25.8

23.0–28.8

 

Taking drugs to avoid HIV transmission to baby during pregnancy

 No

52.7

50.4–55.0

< 0.001

17.3

15.2–19.5

< 0.001

 Yes

70.2

68.1–72.3

 

33.6

30.8–36.6

 

Knowledge of a place to get HIV test

 No

0.0

 

< 0.001

0.0

 

< 0.001

 Yes

76.2

74.7–77.7

 

41.5

38.7–44.4

 

Had any STI in last 12 months

 No

60.7

58.9–62.6

< 0.001

26.2

24.2–28.3

0.561

 Yes

71.8

66.3–76.6

 

21.6

10.4–39.4

 

Total lifetime number of sex partners

 1

60.8

58.8–62.9

0.303

19.6

16.9–22.6

< 0.001

 2+

62.3

59.8–64.7

 

28.6

26.2–31.1

 

 Don’t Know

33.3

5.4–81.5

 

39.3

29.4–50.1

 

People hesitate to take HIV test because of the reaction of other people if positive (Fear of stigma)

 No

39.4

36.6–42.3

< 0.001

18.2

15.2–21.7

< 0.001

 Yes

67.3

65.5–69.0

 

28.5

26.1–30.9

 

Owns a mobile telephone

 No

48.4

45.6–51.2

< 0.001

9.9

6.8–14.1

< 0.001

 Yes

66.4

64.5–68.1

 

27.3

25.2–29.4

 

Use of internet

 No

56.2

54.1–58.3

< 0.001

15.6

14.0–17.5

< 0.001

 Yes

77.4

74.9–79.8

 

40.7

37.2–44.2

 

Numbers of ANC visit

 None

44.3

42.3–46.2

< 0.001

   

 1+

71.1

69.0–73.2