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Table 6 Knowledge and plans about HIV testing and actual testing within the last 12 months

From: Community views about routine HIV testing and antiretroviral treatment in Botswana: signs of progress from a cross sectional study

 

Weighted % respondents

Unweighted % respondents

Fraction of respondents

Know where to go for an HIV test

94.9

94.7

1451/1532

Plan to have an HIV test:

   

• Yes

58.4

58.9

902/1532

• No

12.0

11.8

180/1532

• Have already been tested

29.6

29.4

450/1532

Have had a test within the last 12 months

54.9

55.3

846/1529

Routine testing in government facility*

49.2

49.9

417/836

• VCT in testing centre or government facility*

42.1

41.6

348/836

• Private facility*

4.1

4.1

34/836

• Ante-natal testing*

4.3

4.1

34/836

• Other: work, prison*

0.3

0.4

3/836

  1. The denominator numbers indicate the number of respondents who gave information for each variable, out of the relevant totals: 1536 respondents; 846 who have had a test within the last 12 months.
  2. * The percentages shown for place of testing are among those who reported having a test within the last 12 months and gave information about place of testing