Factors contributing to home-based acceptability of rapid testing for HIV infection among the inner city commuter population in Johannesburg, South Africa

Key Points

• The study aims to identify factors that influence the acceptability of home-based HIV testing among inner city commuters.
• Simple random sampling was utilized to select participants.
• A venue-based intercept survey was conducted at Noord Street taxi rank.
• A total of 1146 individuals were interviewed and logistic regression analysis was used.
• Logistic regression identified key factors influencing HBHCT acceptability.
• Specific demographic characteristics and prior experiences were found to significantly affect acceptability.