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Table 2 Weighted differences between HIV testing and independent variables among participants

From: Prevalence of HIV testing and associated factors among young adolescents in Eswatini: a secondary data analysis

Variables

HIV testing

χ2

Yes

No

Gender

 Male

186 (48.3)

157 (44.1)

1.22

 Female

199 (51.7)

198 (55.9)

 

Residence

 Rural

168 (43.6)

109 (30.8)

11.98***

 Urban

217 (56.4)

246 (69.2)

 

Level of education

 Primary School

333 (86.6)

285 (80.3)

10.84**

 High School

47 (12.2)

70 (19.7)

 

HIV Knowledge

 Low

17 (4.4)

23 (6.6)

2.99

 Middle

132 (34.5)

134 (37.9)

 

 High

234 (61.1)

197 (55.5)

 

HIV Risk Perception

 Low

336 (87.4)

300 (84.5)

1.26

 High

48 (12.6)

55 (15.5)

 

HIV test-related belief

 No

12 (3.1)

13 (3.7)

.20

 Yes

372 (96.9)

342 (96.3)

 

Service accessibility

 No

12 (3.1)

36 (10.3)

14.80***

 Yes

372 (96.9)

318 (89.7)

 

Parent-child SRH communication

 No

238 (62.1)

251 (70.7)

5.72*

 Yes

146 (37.9)

104 (29.3)

 
  1. Abbreviation: SRH sexual and reproductive health
  2. Note: *p < .05, **p < .001