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Table 7 HIV testing and counseling, test results and linkage to care among the men who have sex with men (MSM) participants

From: HIV risk, risk perception and uptake of HIV testing and counseling among youth men who have sex with men attending a gay sauna

Characteristic

All (N = 358)

Youth MSM (N = 87)

Other MSM (N = 271)

P a

HIV voluntary testing and counseling accepting participants

148 (41)

59 (68)

89 (33)

<0.001

 First-time tester

50/148 (34)

25/59 (42)

25/89 (28)

0.07

 Repeat tester

98/148 (66)

34/59 (58)

67/89 (72)

 

HIV test result

   

0.07

 Reactive

25/148 (17)

14/59 (24)

11/89 (12)

 

 Non-reactive

123/148 (83)

45/59 (76)

78/89 (88)

 

Linkage to HIV care

   

0.65

 Yes

12/25 (48)

6/14 (43)

6/11 (55)

 

 No

13/25 (52)

8/14 (57)

5/11 (45)

 
  1. Data are in numbers (%)
  2. aComparison between youth MSM and other MSM