1) Percentage of women and men age 15-49 who have ever heard of HIV self-test kits.
2) Percentage of women and men age 15-49 who have ever used a self-test kit.
Coverage:
Population base: Women and men age 15-49 (IR file, MR file)
Time period: Current status at time of survey
Numerators:
1) Number of women (or men) age 15-49 who have ever heard of HIV self-test kits
(women: v856 in 1:3; men: mv856 in 1:3)
2) Number of women (or men) age 15-49 who have ever used an HIV self-test kit
(women: v856 = 1; men: mv856 = 1)
Denominator: Number of women (or men) age 15-49
Variables: IR file, MR file.
|
v856 |
Knowledge and use of HIV test kits (women) |
|
v005 |
Woman’s individual sample weight |
|
mv856 |
Knowledge and use of HIV test kits (men) |
|
mv005 |
Man’s individual sample weight |
Numerator divided by the denominator, expressed as a percentage.
Missing values on the question about knowledge of HIV self-test kits is assumed to represent a lack of knowledge and is excluded from the numerators but included in the denominator. If a “don’t know” response is given to whether a test kit had been used (women: v856 = 3; men: mv856 = 3) it is assumed that a test kit has not been used.
HIV self-testing is a process in which a person collects her or his own specimen (oral fluid or blood) and then performs a test and interprets the result, often in a private setting, either alone or in the presence of a trusted individual (WHO, 2016).
The questions on the use of HIV self-test kits were introduced in DHS-7.
World Health Organization (WHO). 2016. Guidelines on self-testing and partner notification: Supplement to consolidated guidelines on HIV testing services. Geneva: WHO. https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/251655/9789241549868-eng.pdf
DHS-8 Tabulation plan: Table 13.7
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