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Table 1 Characteristics of HIV testers

From: Cost and quality of life analysis of HIV self-testing and facility-based HIV testing and counselling in Blantyre, Malawi

 

Intervention clusters

Control clusters

p-valuea

HIVST

Facility HTC

Facility HTC

All

 

775

253

213

 

Sex

Male

288 (37 . 2 %)

90 (35 . 6 %)

76 (35 . 7 %)

0 . 981

Age (years)

18-24

316 (40 . 8 %)

64 (25 . 3 %)

64 (30 . 0 %)

0 . 335

25-39

379 (48 . 9 %)

149 (58 . 9 %)

111 (52 . 1 %)

40+

80 (10 . 3 %)

40 (15 . 8 %)

28 (17 . 8 %)

Marital status

Single (never-married)

227 (29 . 3 %)

40 (15 . 8 %)

26 (12 . 2 %)

0 . 606

Married/Cohabiting

455 (58 . 7 %)

175 (69 . 2 %)

148 (69 . 5 %)

Separated/Divorced

78 (10 . 1 %)

24 (9 . 5 %)

24 (11 . 3 %)

Widower/Widow

15 (1 . 9 %)

14 (5 . 5 %)

15 (7 . 0 %)

Educational attainmentb

Up to standard 8

300 (38 . 7 %)

132 (52 . 2 %)

124 (58 . 2 %)

0 . 402

Up to form 6

442 (57 . 0 %)

113 (44 . 7 %)

82 (38 . 5 %)

University or training college

32 (4 . 1 %)

8 (3 . 2 %)

7 (3 . 3 %)

Incomec

Not working

400 (51 . 6 %)

93 (36 . 8 %)

86 (40 . 4 %)

0 . 752

Up to 4,000 Kwacha/week

162 (20 . 9 %)

79 (31 . 2 %)

56 (36 . 3 %)

4,000 to 8,000 kwacha/week

108 (13 . 9 %)

42 (16 . 6 %)

34 (16 . 0 %)

8,000 to 12,000 kwacha/week

48 (6 . 2 %)

18 (7 . 1 %)

15 (7 . 0 %)

Over 12,000 kwacha/week

57 (7 . 4 %)

21 (8 . 3 %)

22 (10 . 3 %)

Employment status

Formal employment

139 (17 . 9 %)

75 (29 . 6 %)

62 (29 . 1 %)

0 . 801

Informal employment/Unemployed

234 (30 . 2 %)

85 (33 . 6 %)

67 (31 . 5 %)

School/University

159 (20 . 5 %)

18 (7 . 1 %)

15 (7 . 0 %)

Retired

2 (0 . 4 %)

1 (0 . 4 %)

1 (0 . 5 %)

Housework

238 (30 . 7 %)

72 (28 . 5 %)

68 (31 . 9 %)

Sick leave

2 (0 . 3 %)

2 (0 . 8 %)

0 (0 %)

Socio-economic positiond

Highest quintile

172 (22 . 2 %)

32 (12 . 6 %)

43 (20 . 2 %)

0 . 239

2nd highest quintile

154 (19 . 9 %)

55 (21 . 7 %)

39 (18 . 3 %)

Middle quintile

148 (19 . 1 %)

58 (22 . 9 %)

42 (19 . 7 %)

2nd lowest quintile

145 (18 . 7 %)

55 (21 . 7 %)

48 (22 . 5 %)

Lowest quintile

154 (19 . 9 %)

53 (20 . 9 %)

41 (19 . 2 %)

Had HIV testing in last year

Not tested

127 (16 . 4 %)

96 (38 . 0 %)

97 (45 . 5 %)

0 . 048

Tested once

260 (33 . 5 %)

69 (27 . 3 %)

64 (30 . 0 %)

Tested >1

388 (50 . 1 %)

88 (34 . 8 %)

52 (24 . 4 %)

  1. aComparison between facility testers in control and Intervention clusters
  2. bUp to Standard 8 equivalent to completing Primary school; Up to form 6 equivalent to completing Secondary/High school
  3. c426 Malawian Kwacha = US$1 in 2014
  4. dSocio-economic position estimated though undertaking principal component analysis of responses to asset ownership and housing environment
  5. Missing data for Educational attainment: 1; missing data for socio-economic position: 2
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