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Table 3 Relationship of socio-demographic characteristics with HIV testing and intention to test for HIV

From: Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and predictors of uptake of HIV counseling and testing among undergraduate students of a privately owned university in Nigeria

Variable

Have you had HIV testing in the last six months? (N = 1225)

Are you willing to have HIV test in the near future? (N = 1225)

 

Yes

No

X 2

Yes

No

X 2

 

N (%)

N (%)

(p-values)

N (%)

N (%)

(p-values)

Age in years

      

 15 to 17

94 (32.9)

192 (67.1)

3.105 (0.376)

191 (66.8)

95 (33.2)

8.304 (0.040)

 18 to 20

196 (28.4)

493 (71.6)

 

505 (73.3)

184 (26.7)

 

 21 to 23

61 (32.6)

126 (67.4)

 

146 (78.1)

41 (21.9)

 

 > 23

22 (34.9)

41 (65.1)

 

43 (68.3)

20 (31.7)

 

Gender

      

 Male

166 (32.0)

352 (68.0)

1.081 (0.298)

344 (66.4)

174 (33.6)

15.243 (0.000)

 Female

207 (29.3)

500 (70.7)

 

541 (76.5)

166 (23.5)

 

Religion

      

 Christianity

345 (30.1)

801 (69.9)

1.383 (0.501)

826 (72.1)

320 (27.9)

4.882 (0.087)

 Islam

24 (34.3)

46 (65.7)

 

55 (78.6)

15 (21.4)

 

 Others

4 (44.4)

5 (55.6)

 

4 (44.4)

4 (55.6)

 

Source of information about HIV/AIDS

      

 Mass media

278 (30.8)

625 (69.2)

0.926 (0.629)

653 (72.3)

250 (27.7)

0.900 (0.638)

 Health workers

82 (30.5)

187 (69.5)

 

191 (71.0)

78 (29.0)

 

 Others

13 (24.5)

40 (75.5)

 

41 (77.4)

12 (22.6)

 

Knowledge of HIV

      

 Good

363 (30.5)

827 (69.5)

0.060 (0.807)

873 (73.4)

317 (26.6)

25.891 (0.000)

 Poor

10 (28.6)

25 (71.4)

 

12 (34.3)

23 (65.7)

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