Correlates of hiv testing among men in ghana: evidence from the 2022 ghana demographic and health survey
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*Administration, National Health Insurance Authority, Ghana 2 Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana, National Health Insurance Authority, Ghana, Ho, Ghana
Popul. Med. 2026;8(Supplement Supplement 1):A3074
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Despite multiple interventions, the prevalence of HIV in Ghana continues to rise. HIV testing remains essential for early diagnosis, treatment initiation, and reducing new infections. However, men in Ghana consistently demonstrate lower testing uptake compared to women.
OBJECTIVE:
This study examined factors associated with HIV testing among men in Ghana.
METHODS:
A cross-sectional design was employed using data from 6,794 men aged 15–59 years drawn from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS). Analyses included descriptive statistics, Chi-square tests, and multivariate regression models (binary logistic, binary probit, and multinomial logit), with a 95% confidence interval and 5% significance threshold, conducted in Stata 14.0.
RESULTS:
Only 22.7% of men aged 15–19 years had ever tested for HIV, while nearly half (49%) of respondents were married. Multivariate analysis showed that men aged 20–24 years (OR = 3.35, 95% CI: 1.69–6.65, p = 0.001) and those aged 50–54 years had higher odds of testing than those aged 15–19. Married men were more likely to test (OR = 1.63, 95% CI: 1.18–2.23, p = 0.003), as were men with formal education and those in the richest wealth quintile (OR = 2.90, 95% CI: 1.92–4.37, p < 0.001). Conversely, men without NHIS registration had lower odds of testing (OR = 0.69, 95% CI: 0.55–0.86, p = 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS:
Findings underscore the need for tailored strategies to increase HIV testing uptake among men particularly adolescents, the poor, the unmarried, the uneducated, and the uninsured.
Despite multiple interventions, the prevalence of HIV in Ghana continues to rise. HIV testing remains essential for early diagnosis, treatment initiation, and reducing new infections. However, men in Ghana consistently demonstrate lower testing uptake compared to women.
OBJECTIVE:
This study examined factors associated with HIV testing among men in Ghana.
METHODS:
A cross-sectional design was employed using data from 6,794 men aged 15–59 years drawn from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS). Analyses included descriptive statistics, Chi-square tests, and multivariate regression models (binary logistic, binary probit, and multinomial logit), with a 95% confidence interval and 5% significance threshold, conducted in Stata 14.0.
RESULTS:
Only 22.7% of men aged 15–19 years had ever tested for HIV, while nearly half (49%) of respondents were married. Multivariate analysis showed that men aged 20–24 years (OR = 3.35, 95% CI: 1.69–6.65, p = 0.001) and those aged 50–54 years had higher odds of testing than those aged 15–19. Married men were more likely to test (OR = 1.63, 95% CI: 1.18–2.23, p = 0.003), as were men with formal education and those in the richest wealth quintile (OR = 2.90, 95% CI: 1.92–4.37, p < 0.001). Conversely, men without NHIS registration had lower odds of testing (OR = 0.69, 95% CI: 0.55–0.86, p = 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS:
Findings underscore the need for tailored strategies to increase HIV testing uptake among men particularly adolescents, the poor, the unmarried, the uneducated, and the uninsured.
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