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 citiesa.
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.