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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of lay providers and end users of HIV testing at AHF-checkpoint

From: Community-based HIV testing in The Netherlands: experiences of lay providers and end users at a rapid HIV test checkpoint

Characteristic

Lay providers (n = 10)

End users (n = 5)

Total (n = 15)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Sex

   

 Male

7 (70)

5 (100)

12 (80)

 Female

3 (30)

0 (0)

3 (20)

Region of origin

   

 Western

6 (60)

2 (40)

8 (53)

 Non-Western

4 (40)

3 (60)

7 (47)

Age (years)

   

 < 25

0 (0)

1 (20)

1 (7)

 25–39

7 (70)

4 (80)

11 (73)

 40–64

3 (30)

0 (0)

3 (20)

Mean (SD) age (years)

35.0 (8.1)

28.6 (6.1)

32.9 (7.9)

Education level

 VETa

3 (30)

4 (80)

7 (47)

 Higher educationb

7 (70)

1 (20)

8 (53)

Sexual preference

 Female

   

  Heterosexual

2 (20)

0 (0)

2 (13)

  Bisexual

1 (10)

0 (0)

1 (7)

 Male

   

  Gay

7 (70)

4 (80)

11 (73)

  Bisexual

0 (0)

1 (20)

1 (7)

  1. aVET: Vocational education and training (Dutch abbreviation ‘MBO’)
  2. bHigher education: research-oriented and professional oriented (Dutch abbreviation ‘WO’ and ‘HBO’)