Table 2 Perceived risk and willingness to test for HIV among men and women in the urban fishing setting, Accra, Ghana
From: Sex differences in perceived risk and testing experience of HIV in an urban fishing setting in Ghana
Characteristic | Male (%) | Female (%) | Total (%) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Do you think you may be at risk of acquiring HIV? | ||||
Yes | 91 (40.4) | 118 (35.9) | 209 (37.7) | |
No | 134 (59.6) | 211 (64.1) | 345 (62.3) | 0.275 |
Total | 225 (100) | 329 (100) | 554 (100) | |
Reason for not being at risk | ||||
Have one faithful partner | 26 (19.4) | 91 (42.9) | 117 (33.8) | |
Don't engage in sexual intercourse | 38 (28.4) | 47 (22.2) | 85 (24.6) | |
Use condoms all the time | 36 (26.9) | 42 (19.8) | 78 (22.5) | 0.001 |
I pray for spiritual protection | 11 (8.2) | 11 (5.2) | 22 (6.4) | |
I am not sick | 14 (10.4) | 8 (3.8) | 22 (6.4) | |
I am a man and strong | 0 | 5 (2.4) | 5 (1.4) | |
Women are at higher risk | 6 (4.5) | 3 (1.4) | 9 (2.6) | |
I decide who to have sex with | 3 (2.2) | 3 (1.4) | 6 (1.7) | |
Others | 0 | 2 (0.9) | 2 (0.6) | |
Total | 134 (100) | 212 (100) | 346 (100) | |
Know where to have HIV test done in community | ||||
Yes | 84 (37.3) | 109 (33.1) | 193 (34.8) | 0.275 |
No | 141 (62.7) | 22 (66.9) | 361 (65.2) | |
Total | 225 (100) | 329 (100) | 554 (100) | |
An HIV testing site readily accessible | ||||
Yes | 123 (54.7) | 195 (59.5) | 318 (57.5) | 0.264 |
No | 102 (45.3) | 134 (40.5) | 236 (42.5) | |
Total | 225 (100) | 329 (100) | 554 (100) | |
Willingness to have HIV test done | ||||
Yes | 180 (80) | 284 (86.3) | 464 (83.8) | 0.048 |
No | 45 (20) | 45 (13.7) | 90 (16.2) | |
Total | 225 (100) | 329 (100) | 554 (100) | |
Reason for unwillingness to test | ||||
Don't think am at risk | 19 (42.2) | 18 (40) | 37 (41.1) | |
Don't think it is necessary | 5 (11.) | 8 (17.8) | 13 (14.4) | 0.962 |
I am afraid of the outcome | 19 (42.2) | 16 (35.6) | 35 (38.9) | |
Others | 2 (4.4) | 3 (6.7) | 5 (5.6) | |
Total | 45(100) | 45 (100) | 90 (100) | |