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Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models were applied to determine factors associated with HIV testing. All analyses were adjusted for unequal probabilities of selection and non-response by use of survey weights. Results: Among the 8065 participants in this survey, 490 women had never had sex and were excluded, leading to the final sample size being 7575 women. The prevalence of HIV testing among Liberian women aged 15 to 49 years in 2020 was 57.17% (95% CI: 56.2 to 60.4). HIV testing among these women is associated with pregnancy history (aOR 6.40, 95% CI:4.99 to 8.22, p &lt; 0.001), STI history (aOR 1.21, 95% CI:1.02 to 3.19, p &lt; 0.001), knowledge of vertical transmission (aOR 1.65, 95% CI:1.23 to 2.21, p = 0.001), and highest educational level (primary (aOR 1.39, 95% CI:1.16 to 1.68, p &lt; 0.001), secondary (aOR 2.10, 95% CI:1.73 to 2.53, p &lt; 0.001), and higher education (aOR 6.80, 95% CI:3.75 to 12.32, p &lt; 0.001)). Conclusions and Contribution: HIV testing prevalence of 57.17% demonstrates an unmet need for HIV testing among Liberian women aged 15 to 49 years and, thus, it is recommended that HIV testing and counseling services should mostly target these women in rural areas, with limited health services and less educated women.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph22081234","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,7]],"date-time":"2025-08-07T12:15:40Z","timestamp":1754568940000},"page":"1234","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Prevalence and Factors Associated with HIV Testing Among Women of Reproductive Age in Liberia: A Cross-Sectional Study from the 2019\/20 Demographic and Health Survey"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"22","author":[{"given":"Mapei Mary Anna","family":"Kolane","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0028, South Africa"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5896-7909","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lumbani","family":"Tshotetsi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Associate Program, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0028, South Africa"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2022, July 22). 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