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The respondents were asked if they underwent HIV testing and received the test results in their lifetime. Chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression analysis were applied at 5% level of significance. Adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were computed separately for women and men. Of the total, 18.0% of men and 7.4% of women had been tested for HIV in their lifetime. As compared to the age of 15 to 24 years, males aged 25 to 29 years were more likely to report, whereas females aged 35 to 49 years were less likely to report HIV testing. Lower caste groups had more likelihood of reporting HIV testing than the other caste in both sexes. The odds of being tested for HIV were significantly higher among those who had higher education in both sexes. There was significant positive association between HIV testing and economic status in males whereas this association was reverse among females. The male respondents who spent more than one month away from home in the last 12 months were 1.68 times more likely to have been tested for HIV in their lifetime. Having multiple sexual partners was associated with higher odds of testing for HIV in both sexes. Having comprehensive HIV knowledge was independently associated with the reporting of higher odds of HIV testing in females. Promotion of HIV testing should consider sociodemographic factors, sexual behavior, and imparting comprehensive HIV knowledge.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph16183311","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,9,9]],"date-time":"2019-09-09T11:26:17Z","timestamp":1568028377000},"page":"3311","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Role of Knowledge, Sociodemographic, and Behavioral Factors on Lifetime HIV Testing among Adult Population in Nepal: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional National Survey"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Bimala","family":"Sharma","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Medicine, Gandaki Medical College, Pokhara 33700, Nepal"},{"name":"Yonsei Global Health Center, Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon-Do 26493, Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3517-6247","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eun Woo","family":"Nam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Yonsei Global Health Center, Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon-Do 26493, Korea"},{"name":"Department of Health Administration, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon-Do 26493, Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,9,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"National Centre for AIDS and STD Control (NCASC), Ministry of Health, Government of Nepal (2017). 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