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Table 5 HIV testing experience, status awareness, and willingness to use PrEP

From: HIV prevalence, risky behaviors, and discrimination experiences among transgender women in Cambodia: descriptive findings from a national integrated biological and behavioral survey

Variables

Number (%)

Ever been tested for HIV

 Never

269 (19.6)

 1–3 months

431 (31.4)

 4–6 months

178 (12.9)

 7–12 months

346 (25.1)

 > 12 months ago

151 (11.0)

Received results from the last HIV test

1079 (97.5)

Currently on ART

37 (94.9)

Place of the most recent HIV test

 Private facilities

119 (10.8)

 Public facilities

208 (18.8)

 NGO facilities/community based HIV testing

771 (69.7)

 Other

9 (0.8)

Willingness to use HIV self-test if it were available

842 (82.9)

Ever heard of Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)

359 (37.6)

Likeliness of using PrEP

 Unlikely

79 (8.3)

 Likely

849 (88.9)

 Not sure

27 (2.8)

Preferred place to access PrEP if available

 Local NGOs

511 (53.5)

 ART clinic

148 (15.5)

 Pharmacy

270 (28.3)

 Other

26 (2.7)

  1. Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; NGO, non-governmental organization; PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis