| 1 | Gage & Ali | Factors associated with self- reported HIV testing among men in Uganda | Uganda, 2000–2001 | Knowledge, behaviors/attitude, socio-demographic characteristics, know someone who has or has died of AIDS, knowledge of HIV test site |
| 2 | Achia | Trends and correlates of HIV testing amongst women: lessons learnt from Kenya | Kenya, 1998, 2003, 2008 | Partner’s level of education, HIV knowledge-perception, media-exposure, decision-making, STI in the last 12 months, know someone who has died of HIV, sex for gifts, perceived risk of HIV, age of first sex |
| 3 | Koku | Desire for, and uptake of HIV tests by Ghanaian women: the relevance of community level stigma | Ghana, 2003 | Sexual risk, HIV prevention and transmission knowledge, personal stigma, community stigma (proportion of community members) |
| 4 | Jean | Barriers to HIV testing in Côte d’Ivoire - the role of individual characteristics and testing modalities | Côte d’Ivoire, 2005 | Sexual behavior, level of HIV-related knowledge (knowledge toward HIV and people living with HIV/AIDS, attitudes toward HIV and people living with HIV/AIDS |
| 5 | Kaufman | The differential effects of an opt-out HIV testing policy for pregnant women in Ethiopia when accounting for stigma: secondary analysis of DHS data | Ethiopia, 2005, 2011 | Birth in the past year, knowledge about HIV, stigma |
| 6 | Kirakoya-Samadou-lougou | Uptake of HIV testing in Burkina Faso: an assessment of individual and community-level determinants | Burkina Faso, 2010 | Media-exposure, sexual behavior, HIV knowledge, HIV stigma |
| 7 | Leta | "Factors affecting voluntary HIV counselling and testing among men in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey" | Ethipoia, 2005 | Knowledge of HIV prevention, risky sexual behavior indicators as sexual behavior history, stigma |
| 8 | Menon | Determinants of HIV testing among sexually active young people in Zambia | Zambia, 2013 | Media-exposure, perceived risk of getting HIV, sexual behavior, stigma |
| 9 | Sambisa | AIDS stigma as an obstacle to uptake of HIV testing: evidence from a Zimbabwean national population-based survey | Zimbabwe, 2005 | Frequency of exposure to mass media, HIV knowledge, HIV risk awareness, sexual behavior |
| 10 | Staveteig | “Reaching the ‘first 90’: Gaps in coverage of HIVTesting among people living with HIV in 16African countries” | Burkina Faso, and 15 other countries, 2010–2016 | Lifetime number of sexual partners |
| 11 | Sonny ON | Trends and factors associated with HIV testing among adolescent girls and young women | Lesotho 2004, 2014 | Socio-demographic factors, HIV knowledge, Sexual behavior |