Factors Influencing Utilization of HIV Testing Services among Boda-Boda Riders in Kabarole District, Southwestern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of study participants, by HIV testing utilization status.

Characteristic	Overall ()	Utilized HIV testing in past 12 months		value
		Yes ()	No ()
Age in years, mean (SD)	32 (±7.1)	31 (±7.3)	34 (±6.2)	0.013
Age category in years, (%)				0.001
18-29	122 (40.0)	107 (45.0)	15 (22.4)
30 and above	183 (60.0)	131 (55.0)	52 (77.6)
Level of education, (%)				0.386
None	14 (4.6)	10 (4.2)	4 (6.0)
Primary	188 (61.6)	142 (59.7)	46 (68.7)
Secondary	93 (30.5)	77 (32.4)	16 (23.9)
Tertiary	10 (3.3)	9 (3.8)	1 (1.5)
Religion, (%)				0.873
Catholic	148 (48.5)	118 (49.6)	30 (44.8)
Anglican	93 (30.5)	69 (29.0)	24 (35.8)
Moslem	35 (11.5)	28 (11.8)	7 (10.5)
Pentecostal	19 (6.2)	15 (6.3)	4 (6.0)
Others	10 (3.0)	8 (3.4)	2 (3.0)
Weekly income^§, (%)				0.304
<50,000	71 (23.3)	51 (21.4)	20 (29.9)
50,000-100,000	214 (70.2)	172 (72.3)	42 (62.7)
>100,000	20 (6.6)	15 (6.3)	5 (7.5)
Duration in occupation in years, (%)				0.039
<5 years	94 (30.8)	78 (32.8)	16 (23.9)
5-10 years	137 (44.9)	110 (46.2)	27 (40.3)
>10 years	74 (24.3)	50 (21.0)	24 (35.8)
Marital status, (%)				0.853
Married, living with partner	238 (78.0)	186 (78.2)	52 (77.6)
Married, not living with partner	19 (6.2)	13 (5.5)	6 (9.0)
Divorced/separated	10 (3.3)	9 (3.8)	1 (1.5)
Not married, living with partner	10 (3.3)	8 (3.4)	2 (3.0)
Widowed	2 (0.7)	2 (0.8)	0 (0.0)
Not married, not living with partner	26 (8.5)	20 (8.4)	6 (9.0)
Number of wives, (%)				0.744
One wife	188 (61.6)	144 (60.5)	44 (65.7)
More than one wife	71 (23.3)	57 (24.0)	14 (20.9)
Not applicable	46 (15.1)	37 (15.6)	9 (13.4)
Have children, (%)				0.215
No	29 (9.5)	20 (8.4)	9 (13.4)
Yes	276 (90.5)	218 (91.6)	58 (86.6)

^§Weekly income in Ugandan shillings.