Table 2 Reasons for last HIV test, frequency of testing, and distance to last transmission risk event, German MSM online survey 2013
Reasons for last HIV test (multiple answers possible) | Proportion of respondents indicating the specific reason | |
|---|---|---|
Recent (<=12 months) (N = 5,885) | Distant (>12 months) (N = 4,001) | |
Transmission risk event within 6 months preceding the last test | 29.4 % | 26.5 % |
Transmission risk event longer than 6 months ago | 12.7 % | 13.1 % |
Symptoms suggestive of acute HIV infection | 3.1 % | 1.9 % |
Symptoms suggestive of compromised immune status (AIDS) | 2.3 % | 2.4 % |
Forced to get tested | 1.5 % | 2.9 % |
Recommended to get tested | 10.8 % | 11.6 % |
To be able to have sex without condom with partner | 21.1 % | 29.9 % |
Routine testing | 53.4 % | 13.1 % |
Other reasons | 24.0 % | 32.9 % |
Lifetime frequency of having tested for HIV | (N = 5,861) | (N = 3,992) |
Once | 14.3 % | 41.5 % |
Twice | 14.9 % | 24.0 % |
3 times | 15.6 % | 15.9 % |
4 times | 22.2 % | 12.0 % |
5 or more times | 32.9 % | 6.6 % |
Interval between last transmission risk event and last HIV testa | ||
Recent (N = 1,728) | Distant (N = 1,061) | |
<=4 weeks | 18.2 % | 11.8 % |
4 weeks – 12 weeks | 26.3 % | 25.1 % |
>12 weeks | 47.5 % | 46.8 % |
Don’t remember | 8.1 % | 16.3 % |
Total | 100.0 % | 100.0 % |