HIV risk perception by reported sexual behaviours and STI diagnosis among patients reporting that they were not having an HIV test (n = 218)
| Reported “felt at low HIV risk” as a reason for not testing for HIV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||||
| n/N | (%) | n/N | (%) | p Value* | |
| *According to χ2 statistic. | |||||
| †Positive diagnosis within 1 week of completing questionnaire. | |||||
| ‡Not all patients tested for all STIs. | |||||
| §Diagnosed with at least one of HIV, Chlamydia trachomatis, genital herpes, gonorrhoea, trichomonas, syphilis. | |||||
| Sexual behaviour | |||||
| 2+ heterosexual partners, past year | 52/86 | (60.5) | 42/104 | (40.4) | 0.006 |
| 2+ homosexual partners, past year | 10/28 | (35.7) | 9/49 | (18.4) | 0.089 |
| New partner(s) while abroad in past 5 years | 26/75 | (34.7) | 22/87 | (25.3) | 0.192 |
| Ever paid/been paid money for sex | 4/96 | (4.2) | 9/113 | (8.0) | 0.257 |
| Unprotected anal and/or vaginal sex with 2+ partners in past year | 40/65 | (61.5) | 30/83 | (36.1) | 0.002 |
| Unprotected vaginal sex with 2+ partners in past year | 33/83 | (40.2) | 29/107 | (27.1) | 0.003 |
| Unprotected anal sex with 2+ partners in past year | 5/59 | (8.5) | 2/73 | (2.7) | 0.144 |
| STI diagnosis | |||||
| Previous STI diagnosis | 53/93 | (57.0) | 50/108 | (46.3) | 0.130 |
| Current diagnosis†‡§ | 12/59 | (20.3) | 7/73 | (9.6) | 0.080 |
| Chlamydia trachomatis | 9/51† | (17.6) | 7/60† | (11.7) | 0.371 |
| Genital herpes | 1/5† | (20.0) | 0/1† | (0.0) | 0.624 |
| Gonorrhoea | 0/31† | (0.0) | 0/39† | (0.0) | – |
| Trichonomas | 5/50† | (10.0) | 1/61† | (1.6) | 0.053 |
| Syphilis | 0/50† | (0.0) | 0/61† | (0.0) | – |