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Table 2 HIV testing history by demographics and risk behaviors of men who inject drugs in Afghanistan, n = 1385

From: Recent HIV testing and self-reported HIV prevalence among men who inject drugs in Afghanistan: a nationwide survey in 2019–2020

Characteristics

n

Tested within the last 12 months

Tested more than a year ago

Never tested

P value

% (95% CI*)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

Overall

1385

70.7 (67.6, 73.6)

11.3 (9.3, 13.6)

18.0 (15.8, 20.5)

 

City

     

 Kabul

400

66.8 (60.9, 72.1)

8.2 (5.8, 11.6)

25.0 (20.0, 30.8)

 

 Herat

200

73.0 (64.1, 72.1)

14.0 (9.2,20.7)

13.0 (9.1, 18.3)

< 0.001

 Mazar-i-sharif

149

99.3 (95.4, 99.9)

0.7 (0.1, 4.6)

0

 

 Jalalabad

150

98.7 (90.6, 99.8)

0.7 (0.1, 4.8)

0.7 (0.1, 4.8)

 

 Kunduz

151

68.9 (54.9, 80.1)

20.5 (10.5, 36.1)

10.6 (6.3, 17.2)

 

 Faizabad

35

94.3 (79.7, 98.6)

2.9 (0.4, 17.1)

2.9 (0.3, 19.8)

 

 Kandahar

150

20.0 (13.0, 29.5)

36.0 (28.9, 43.7)

44.0 (35.1, 53.3)

 

 Zarang

150

68.7 (13.0, 29.5)

4.7 (28.9, 43.7)

26.7 (35.1, 53.3)

 

Language

     

 Pashto

435

65.3 (60.3, 70.0)

14.3 (11.0, 18.3)

20.5 (16.5, 25.1)

 

 Dari

934

72.8 (69.2, 76.1)

10.0 (8.0, 12.4)

17.2 (14.7, 20.1)

0.018

 Uzbek

16

93.8 (65.8, 99.2)

6.2 (0.8, 34.2)

0

 

Age

     

 18–24

198

68.2 (61.0, 74.6)

11.6 (7.7, 17.1)

20.2 (15.2, 26.3)

 

 25–34

583

71.9 (66.9, 76.4)

10.6 (7.3, 15.2)

17.5 (14.3, 21.2)

 

 35–44

411

70.3 (65.3, 74.9)

10.9 (8.3, 14.4)

18.7 (15.1, 23.0)

 

 45+

193

70.5 (63.1, 76.9)

13.5 (9.3, 19.2)

16.1 (11.5, 22.0)

0.883

Marital Status

     

 Single

572

69.2 (64.4, 73.7)

11.4 (8.4, 15.1)

19.4 (16.0, 23.3)

 

 Married and living with partner

425

68.2 (63.0, 73.0)

12.7 (9.7, 16.5)

19.1 (15.2, 23.6)

 

 Married not living with partner

301

77.1 (71.8, 81.6)

9.6 (6.7, 13.6)

13.3 (9.8, 17.8)

 

 Separated/divorced/Widowed

87

70.1 (60.1, 78.5)

9.2 (4.4, 18.1)

20.7 (13.3, 30.8)

0.225

Heroin use in the last month

 

 No

9

not reliable

not reliable

not reliable

 

 Yes

1376

70.7 (67.7, 73.6)

11.3 (9.4, 13.7)

18.0 (15.7, 20.4)

0.329

Cocaine use in the last month

 

 No

1363

70.8 (67.7, 73.7)

11.2 (9.2, 13.5)

18.0 (15.8, 20.5)

 

 Yes

22

63.6 (40.1, 82.1)

18.2 (6.2, 42.7)]

18.2 (8.6, 34.5)

0.550

Opium use in the last month

 

 No

1332

72.0 (68.9,74.9)

10.0 (8.1, 12.2)

18.0 (15.7, 20.6)

 

 Yes

53

37.7 (24.4, 53.3)

43.4 (31.0, 56.7)

18.9 (11.5, 29.4)

< 0.001

Amphetamines and methamphetamine use in the last month

 

 No

972

70.3 (67.0, 73.4)

11.7 (9.8, 14.0)

18.0 (15.7, 20.6)

 

 Yes

413

71.7 (65.5, 77.1)

10.2 (6.6, 15.3)

18.2 (13.7, 23.6)

0.794

Prescribed drug use in the last month

 

 No

1336

71.0 (67.9, 74.0)

11.3 (9.3, 13.7)

17.7 (15.4, 20.2)

 

 Yes

49

61.2 (44.8, 75.5)

10.2 (4.5, 21.4)

28.8 (16.8, 44.3)

0.184

Ever oral or anal sex with other men

     

 Yes

53

75.5 (62.3, 85.1)

7.5 (2.9, 18.4)

17.0 (9.1, 29.5)

 

 No

1332

70.5 (67.4, 73.4)

11.4 (9.4, 13.8)

18.1 (15.9, 20.5)

0.634

  1. *95% Confidence Intervals