Univariable analysis: predictors of ever testing for HIV
| Variable | Statistic* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Untested (%) | Ever tested for HIV(%) | Cramer's Φ | |
| Being ‘out’ to family/friends/colleagues (=outness) | |||
| All or almost all | 16.2 | 83.8 | |
| More than half | 24.1 | 75.9 | |
| Less than half | 29.7 | 70.3 | |
| Few | 39.4 | 60.6 | |
| None | 57.3 | 42.7 | 0.28 |
| Proportion of male friends attracted to men | |||
| Almost all | 14.8 | 85.2 | |
| More than half | 16.3 | 83.7 | |
| Approximately half | 20.2 | 79.8 | |
| Less than half | 28.5 | 71.5 | |
| Almost none of them | 44.6 | 55.4 | |
| Have no male friends | 45.6 | 54.4 | 0.26 |
| Education (6 levels of ISCED†) | |||
| No secondary qualification | 38.5 | 61.5 | |
| Some high school/trade qualification | 34.2 | 65.8 | |
| Lower secondary education | 30.1 | 69.9 | |
| Upper secondary education | 33.2 | 66.8 | |
| Higher education below degree level | 24.4 | 75.6 | |
| University degree completed | 19.1 | 80.9 | 0.13 |
| Size of settlement | |||
| Very big city or town (1 million or more) | 19.4 | 80.6 | |
| Big city or town (½ to 1 million) | 23.1 | 76.9 | |
| Medium city (100000 to ½ million) | 28.5 | 71.5 | |
| Small city (10000 to 100000) | 35.0 | 65.0 | |
| Village or rural area (<10000) | 36.7 | 63.3 | 0.15 |
| mean±SD | Cohen's d | ||
| Internalised homonegativity | 1.85±1.31 | 1.37±1.18 | 0.40 |
| Age | 30.43±11.56 | 35.56±10.60 | 0.47 |
*Given a sample size of 144 177, significance is not shown (144 177 cases with an IH score are 82.8% of the eligible cases with consistent data).
†The six levels of the International Standardised Classification of Educational Degrees (ISCED).