Implementation of a campus-based and peer-delivered HIV self-testing intervention to improve the uptake of HIV testing services among university students in Zimbabwe: the SAYS initiative

Table 1 Bivariate analysis of the baseline survey results

Variable	Characteristic	Intention to test for HIV		COR (95% CI)	P-value
Variable	Characteristic	No	Yes	COR (95% CI)	P-value
Age	< 20	25	53	0.9 (0.5–1.6)	0.7
Age	> 20	52	97
Sex	Male	29	64	0.8 (0.5–1.4)	0.5
Sex	Female	48	86
Year of study	1st	42	85	0.9 (0.5–1.6)	0.8
Year of study	2nd, 3rd & 4th	34	65
Previous HIV test	No	66	34	20.5 (9.7–43.1)	< 0.01*
Previous HIV test	Yes	11	116
Believed HIVST kits should be available for all	No	19	24	1.7 (0.9–3.4)	0.1**
Believed HIVST kits should be available for all	Yes	58	126
Identified major advantage for HIVST	Anonymity & privacy	53	99	1.1 (0.6–2.0)	0.7
Identified major advantage for HIVST	Other advantages	24	51
The identified major disadvantage of HIVST	The absence of a counselor increases distress	51	80	1.7 (1.0–3.0)	0.06**
The identified major disadvantage of HIVST	Other disadvantages	26	70

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