| Independent variables (1) | Talked privately with provider about HIV test* | Offered HIV test* | Accepted HIV test* |
| Relative risk (2) (95% CI* (3)) | Relative risk (4) (95% CI* (5)) | Relative risk (6) (95% CI* (7)) | |
| Training clinic | |||
| No (n = 124) | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Yes (n = 185) | 2.55 (1.96 to 3.32) | 2.92 (2.19 to 3.90) | 0.88 (0.58 to 1.35) |
| Profession of healthcare provider | |||
| Nurse (n = 223) | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Nurse midwife (n = 77) | 1.17 (1.04 to 1.32) | 1.16 (1.01 to 1.33) | 0.99 (0.68 to 1.44) |
| Medical officer (n = 9) | 1.00 (0.68 to 1.46) | 0.86 (0.48 to 1.54) | 1.16 (0.45 to 3.03) |
| Visit type | |||
| First visit (n = 229) | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Follow-up visit (n = 66) | 0.97 (0.84 to 1.11) | 1.03 (0.88 to 1.20) | 0.60 (0.36 to 1.01) |
| Patient gender | |||
| Female (n = 215) | Reference | Rreference | Reference |
| Male (n = 91) | 0.90 (0.74 to 1.11) | 0.92 (0.72 to 1.17) | 1.35 (0.77 to 2.38) |
| Syndromes | |||
| Genital ulcer disease (n = 73) | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| VD/LAP (n = 171) | 0.91 (0.76 to 1.08) | 0.91 (0.73 to 1.14) | 0.83 (0.50 to 1.40) |
| Urethral discharge (n = 36) | 1.06 (0.80 to 1.41) | 1.01 (0.75 to 1.35) | 0.97 (0.57 to 1.64) |
| No symptoms (n = 29) | 0.89 (0.71 to 1.13) | 0.89 (0.68 to 1.16) | 0.72 (0.34 to 1.49) |
| Visit observed by clinical specialist | |||
| No (n = 211) | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Yes (n = 98) | 1.08 (0.98 to 1.20) | 0.97 (0.87 to 1.10) | 0.89 (0.60 to 1.32) |
| Understood right to refuse test | |||
| No (n = 99) | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Yes (n = 210) | 1.19 (1.02 to 1.39) | 1.14 (0.96 to 1.36) | 0.91 (0.62 to 1.34) |
| Sample size | 305 | 304 | 193 |
STI, Sexually transmitted infection; VD/LAP, vaginal discharge or lower abdominal pain.
*Modified Poisson regressions adjust for health worker profession (nurse, nurse midwife or medical officer), follow-up visit, patient gender, syndromes, observation by a clinical specialist and before coming to the clinic whether or not the patient understood that s/he had the right to refuse an HIV test. †Results with a p value less than 0.05 are highlighted in bold.