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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of 95 respondents whose HIVST kits had a second weak band by how the weak band was identified

From: Repeat HIV testing of individuals with discrepant HIV self-test results in Central Uganda

Characteristics

How the second weak band was identified

Total

(N = 95,  %)

Identified by the interviewer at follow-up interviewa (N = 43, %)

Observed while the kits were in storage

(N = 52, %)

Sex

Male

24 (55.8)

20 (38.5)

44 (46.3)

Female

19 (44.2)

32 (61.5)

51 (53.7)

Age-group

15–24

14 (32.6)

28 (54.9)

42 (44.2)

25–34

18 (41.9)

18 (35.3)

36 (37.9)

35+

11 (25.6)

5 (9.8)

16 (16.8)

Education

Nursery/no formal education

14 (32.6)

8 (15.4)

22 (23.2)

Primary

11 (25.6)

15 (28.9)

26 (27.4)

Post-primary/vocational

8 (18.6)

8 (15.4)

16 (16.8)

Secondary

9 (20.9)

18 (34.6)

27 (28.4)

Tertiary

1 (2.3)

3 (5.8)

4 (4.2)

Marital status

Currently married

4 (9.3)

9 (17.3)

13 (13.7)

Cohabiting

37 (86.1)

40 (76.9)

77 (81.1)

Never married/divorced/separated

2 (4.7)

3 (4.77)

5 (5.3)

Ever been tested for HIV, yes

43 (100)

52 (100)

95 (100)

Result of the last HIV test

HIV-positive

0 (0.0)

1 (1.9)

1 (1.1)

HIV-negative

42 (97.7)

50 (96.2)

92 (96.8)

Did not receive results

1 (2.33)

1 (1.9)

2 (2.1)

  1. aInterviewers reported that they saw a second weak band on the kits which the respondents had not seen