HIV testing option | ||||||
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Characteristic | Testing at a physician’s office | Individual voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) | Couples’ HIV counseling and testing (CHCT) | Expedited/express testing | Rapid home self-testing: Oral fluid | Home specimen self-collection: DBSb |
Medianc(Meanc) | ||||||
Age group (years)d: | ||||||
18-24 | 5 (4.2) | 4 (3.8) | 4 (3.5) | 4 (4.0) | 5 (4.0) | 3 (2.8) |
25-34 | 5 (4.0) | 4 (3.8) | 3 (3.4) | 5 (4.1) | 5 (4.1) | 3 (3.1) |
35-44 | 5 (3.8) | 4 (3.6) | 3 (3.3) | 4 (3.8) | 5 (4.0) | 3 (2.8) |
≥ 45 | 5 (3.7) | 4 (3.3) | 3 (3.1) | 4 (3.5) | 5 (3.9) | 3 (2.7) |
Race/Ethnicitye: | ||||||
White, non-Hispanic | 5 (4.0) | 4 (3.6) | 3 (3.3) | 4 (3.9) | 5 (4.0) | 3 (2.9) |
Black, non-Hispanic | 5 (4.1) | 3 (3.2) | 4 (3.7) | 5 (4.2) | 2 (2.6) | 1 (2.6) |
Hispanic | 5 (4.0) | 5 (3.9) | 4 (3.6) | 4 (3.9) | 5 (4.1) | 3 (2.7) |
Otherf | 5 (3.8) | 5 (4.1) | 4 (3.5) | 5 (4.1) | 5 (3.9) | 3 (2.9) |
Educationg: | ||||||
College, Post graduate, or Professional school | 5 (3.8) | 4 (3.6) | 3 (3.2) | 4 (4.0) | 5 (4.0) | 3 (2.9) |
Some college, Associate’s degree, and/or Technical school | 5 (4.1) | 4 (3.8) | 4 (3.5) | 4 (3.9) | 5 (4.0) | 3 (2.8) |
High school, GEDh or less | 5 (4.2) | 4 (3.7) | 4 (3.6) | 4 (3.9) | 5 (4.1) | 3 (3.2) |
Had a main partneri: | ||||||
Yes, for ≥ 1 year | 5 (3.9) | 4 (3.5) | 3 (3.2) | 4 (3.8) | 5 (3.9) | 3 (2.9) |
Yes, for < 1 year | 5 (4.1) | 4 (3.7) | 4 (3.6) | 4 (3.9) | 5 (4.0) | 3 (2.7) |
No | 5 (4.0) | 4 (3.9) | 3 (3.4) | 4 (4.0) | 5 (4.1) | 3 (3.0) |
Had UAIj with a male sex partner in the past 6 months: | ||||||
Yes, with ≥ 2 men | 5 (4.0) | 4 (3.7) | 3 (3.3) | 5 (4.1) | 5 (4.2) | 3 (3.0) |
Yes, with 1 man | 5 (4.0) | 4 (3.6) | 3 (3.4) | 4 (3.8) | 5 (3.9) | 3 (2.8) |
No | 5 (3.9) | 4 (3.8) | 4 (3.4) | 4 (3.9) | 5 (4.0) | 3 (2.8) |
HIV testing history: | ||||||
Never tested | 5 (4.1) | 4 (3.5) | 3 (3.2) | 4 (3.9) | 5 (4.2) | 3 (3.2) |
Tested at least once | 5 (4.0) | 4 (3.7) | 4 (3.4) | 4 (3.9) | 5 (4.0) | 3 (2.8) |