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

Table 2

Health, behavioral, and social characteristics of study participants, by HIV utilization.

Characteristic	Overall ()	Utilized HIV testing in the past 12 months		value
		Yes ()	No ()
Ever visited health facility, (%)				0.392
No	2 (0.7)	1 (0.4)	1 (1.5)
Yes	303 (99.3)	237 (99.6)	66 (98.5)
Reason for visiting health facility, (%)				<0.001
To see a sick relative	56 (18.4)	37 (15.6)	19 (28.4)
To deliver commodity	14 (4.6)	9 (3.8)	5 (7.5)
When I was sick	66 (21.6)	45 (18.9)	21 (31.3)
Other reasons	157 (51.5)	141 (59.2)	16 (23.9)
Not applicable	2 (0.7)	0 (0.0)	2 (3.0)
Person recently had sex with, (%)				0.386
Not primary partner	36 (11.8)	30 (12.6)	6 (9.0)
Primary partner	263 (86.2)	207 (87.0)	57 (85.1)
Refused to answer	2 (0.7)	1 (0.4)	1 (1.5)
Not applicable	4 (1.3)	3 (1.3)	1 (1.5)
Knows HIV status of primary partner, (%)				0.050
No	13 (4.3)	7 (2.9)	6 (9.0)
Yes	273 (89.5)	218 (91.6)	55 (82.1)
Not applicable	19 (6.2)	13 (5.5)	6 (9.0)
History of smoking, (%)				0.296
No	286 (93.8)	225 (94.5)	61 (91.0)
Yes	19 (6.2)	13 (5.5)	6 (9.0)
Currently smoking, (%)	18 (5.9)	12 (5.0)	6 (9.0)	1.000
Alcohol consumption, (%)				0.238
No	174 (57.1)	140 (58.8)	34 (50.8)
Yes	131 (43.0)	98 (41.2)	33 (49.3)
Perceived risk of HIV infection in coming year, (%)				0.533
High	25 (8.2)	18 (7.6)	7 (10.5)
Moderate	47 (15.4)	34 (14.3)	13 (19.4)
Low	117 (38.4)	92 (38.7)	25 (37.3)
No risk at all	111 (36.4)	89 (37.4)	22 (32.8)
Do not know	5 (1.6)	5 (2.1)	0 (0.0)
HIV-related stigma, (%)				0.053
No	291 (95.4)	230 (96.6)	61 (91.0)
Yes	14 (4.6)	8 (3.34)	6 (9.0)
Knowledge on HIV/AIDS, (%)				0.005
Poor	28 (9.2)	16 (6.7)	12 (17.9)
Good	277 (90.8)	222 (93.3)	55 (82.1)