HIV retesting and risk behaviors among high-risk, HIV-uninfected adults in Uganda

Figures & data

Figure 1. Venue-based recruitment of HIV-negative adults screened for a randomized-controlled trial of incentives strategies to promote HIV retesting in Uganda.

Table 1. HIV risk factors and retesting frequency, stratified by sex, among HIV-negative adults recruited from high-risk community venues and screened for a randomized-controlled trial of incentive strategies to promote HIV retesting in Uganda.

	Total 1148	Men 554 (48)	Women 594 (52)	P-value*
Median age (IQR)	25 (21–30)	27 (24–33)	23 (20–28)	<0.001
Recruitment site				<0.001
Bars/ Sites of CSW	512 (45)	88 (16)	424 (71)
Transport hubs	471 (41)	460 (83)	11 (2)
Other	165 (14)	6 (1)	159 (27)
Prior HIV tests in last 12 months
Any test (≥ 1)	892 (78)	402 (73)	490 (82)	<0.001
“Frequent tester” (≥ 3 tests)	205 (18)	91 (16)	114 (19)	0.22
Specific number of tests				<0.001
None (0 tests)	256 (22)	152 (27)	104 (18)
1 test	347 (30)	179 (32)	168 (28)
2 tests	340 (30)	132 (24)	208 (35)
3 tests	115 (10)	59 (11)	56 (9)
4 tests	53 (5)	24 (4)	29 (5)
≥ 5 tests	37 (3)	8 (1)	29 (5)
Risk Factors in the last 12 months
Any risk (≥ 1 factor)	721 (63)	364 (66)	357 (60)	0.05
Highest risk	180 (16)	66 (12)	114 (19)	0.001
Specific factors
> 1 sexual partner	694 (60)	359 (65)	335 (56)	0.004
HIV+ partner	83 (7)	25 (5)	58 (10)	0.001
STI	216 (19)	98 (18)	118 (20)	0.35
Transactional sex	475 (41)	205 (37)	270 (45)	0.004

*p-value from chi-squared test comparing men vs. women.

Table 2. Association between self-reported level of HIV risk and frequency of testing for HIV-negative men and women screened for a randomized-controlled trial of incentives strategies to promote HIV retesting in Uganda.

	Women
	Highest risk^a (n=114)	Lower risk (n=480)	Unadjusted p-value	Age-adjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted p-value
Outcome: Any HIV test	103 (90)	387 (81)	0.01	2.04 (1.02-4.09)	0.04
Outcome: Frequent HIV testing^b	29 (25)	85 (18)	0.06	1.50 (0.92-2.44)	0.10
	Men
	Highest risk^a (n=66)	Lower risk (n=488)	Unadjusted p-value	Age-adjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted p-value
Outcome: Any HIV test	49 (74)	353 (72)	0.75	1.06 (0.59-1.91)	0.85
Outcome: Frequent HIV testing^b	7 (11)	84 (17)	0.17	0.56 (0.25-1.27)	0.17

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio.

^a Highest risk defined as >=3 reported risk factors in the preceding 12 months.

^b Frequent HIV testing defined as >=3 HIV tests in the preceding 12 months.