HIV Prevalence and Factors Influencing the Uptake of Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing among Older Clients of Female Sex Workers in Liuzhou and Fuyang Cities, China, 2016-2017: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Awareness rate of HIV, VCT service, and stigma among participants in both cities^a.

Variable	Liuzhou City ()	Fuyang City ()
Awareness of HIV knowledge			0.036	0.848
Yes	80.0 (460/575)	80.9 (326/403)
No	20.0 (115/575)	19.1 (79/403)
Ever heard of VCT service			1.732	0.188
Yes	53.6 (308/575)	57.8 (233/403)
No	46.4 (267/575)	42.2 (170/403)
Ever took part in VCT program			0.479	0.489
Yes	52.3 (301/575)	54.6 (220/403)
No	47.7 (274/575)	45.4 (183/403)
Took VCT program among participants who heard of VCT			0.041	0.840
Yes	65.3 (201/308)	66.1 (154/233)
No	34.7 (107/308)	33.9 (79/233)
Believed that the personal information was confidential among participants who heard of VCT			23.316	<0.001
Yes	69.8 (215/308)	54.8 (115/233)
No	30.2 (93/308)	45.2 (118/233)
Known where to get VCT service among participants who heard of VCT			20.141	<0.001
Yes	70.8 (218/308)	51.9 (121/233)
No	29.2 (90/308)	48.1 (112/233)
for the six questions about stigma			51.737	<0.001
Yes	56.2 (323/575)	78.4 (316/403)
No	43.8 (252/575)	21.6 (87/403)

^aValues are given as percentage (numerator/denominator) unless indicated otherwise.