U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Testing Among Populations at Risk for HIV Infection -- Nine States, November 1995 - December 1996
Table 1
December 25, 1998
TABLE 1. Percentage of untested respondents reporting factors* for not testing for HIV, and percentage of tested respondents reporting factors* for delaying testing, by HIV risk factor -- HIV Testing Survey,+ December 1995-November 1996 |
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Men who have sex with men |
Heterosexual |
Injecting-drug user |
Total& |
| Testing status/Factor |
A factor |
Main factor |
A factor |
Main factor |
A factor |
Main factor |
A factor |
Main factor |
| Not testing@ |
(n=151) |
(n=269) |
(n=136) |
(n=556) |
| Afraid to find out |
59 |
27 |
41 |
21 |
51 |
30 |
48 |
25 |
| Unlikely to have been exposed |
52 |
17 |
48 |
25 |
25 |
7 |
44 |
18 |
| Thought they were HIV negative |
57 |
19 |
49 |
15 |
33 |
6 |
47 |
13 |
| Didn't want to think about being positive |
55 |
7 |
42 |
8 |
54 |
10 |
48 |
8 |
| Could do little if HIV positive |
45 |
9 |
19 |
3 |
40 |
7 |
31 |
6 |
| Didn't have time |
14 |
3 |
20 |
4 |
20 |
5 |
19 |
4 |
| Unsure where to go |
15 |
2 |
21 |
4 |
32 |
6 |
22 |
4 |
| Worried name would be reported |
28 |
4 |
13 |
1 |
18 |
1 |
19 |
2 |
| Test costs too much |
5 |
2 |
5 |
<1 |
17 |
|
|
|
| People might think you have AIDS |
27 |
1 |
10 |
<1 |
|
|
|
|
| Delaying testing** |
(n=596) |
(n=582) |
(n=632) |
(n=1810) |
| Afraid to find out |
53 |
26 |
38 |
18 |
47 |
24 |
46 |
23 |
| Thought they were HIV negative |
41 |
10 |
45 |
13 |
36 |
9 |
41 |
11 |
| Unlikely to have been exposed |
29 |
9 |
34 |
14 |
25 |
6 |
29 |
10 |
| Didn't want to think about being positive |
49 |
8 |
42 |
8 |
49 |
10 |
47 |
9 |
| Didn't have time |
16 |
5 |
16 |
6 |
18 |
5 |
17 |
5 |
| Could do little if HIV positive |
22 |
2 |
18 |
3 |
31 |
6 |
24 |
4 |
| Waiting for results would be hard |
38 |
7 |
22 |
3 |
28 |
3 |
30 |
4 |
| Afraid of needle used to draw blood |
15 |
4 |
16 |
4 |
7 |
<1 |
|
|
| Worried name would be reported |
22 |
4 |
11 |
<1 |
|
|
|
|
| Worried about who would learn results |
25 |
3 |
15 |
1 |
19 |
1 |
20 |
2 |
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* Data presented for the 10 most frequently cited factors of 17 listed in the survey.
+ Survey was conducted in Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, and Texas.
& -- The totals are based on unweighted data from all participants included in this analysis; data do not represent the general population or a weighted average of populations at increased risk for HIV infection.
@ -- Main factors do not sum to 100% because 10 of 17 factors are presented and 62 (11%) of 556 untested respondents cited no factors for not testing.
** Main factors do not sum to 100% because 10 of 17 factors are presented and 374 (21%) of 1810 tested respondents cited no factors for delaying testing.
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It is a part of the publication Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
