Table 1.
Characteristics of women initiated on oral PrEP and continuation at months 1, 3 and 6 after initiation—Kisumu County 2019–2021
| Characteristic |
Initiated n (col %) |
Continuation at 1 month n (row %) |
Continuation at 3 months n (row %) |
Continuation at 6 months n (row %) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible for PrEP (N=320) | ||||
| Age in years (N=262) | ||||
| 15–24 | 33% (87/262) | 28% (24/87) | 21% (18/87) | 13% (11/87) |
| 25–49 | 67% (175/262) | 41% (72/175) | 21% (37/175) | 12% (21/175) |
| Total | 262 | 37% (96/262) | 21% (55/262) | 12% (32/262) |
| Marital status (N=244) | ||||
| Single | 10% (27/262) | 30% (8/27) | 11% (3/27) | 7% (2/27) |
| Cohabiting | 8% (21/262) | 19% (4/21) | 5% (1/21) | 5% (1/21) |
| Married monogamous | 55% (145/262) | 41% (59/145) | 28% (40/145) | 18% (26/145) |
| Married polygamous | 16% (41/262) | 37% (15/41) | 20% (8/41) | 5% (2/41) |
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 4% (10/262) | 50% (5/10) | 20% (2/10) | 0 |
| Referral source (N=248) | ||||
| Voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) site | 32% (83/262) | 25% (21/83) | 14% (12/83) | 8% (7/83) |
| Outpatient department | 43% (113/262) | 48% (54/113) | 27% (31/113) | 18% (20/113) |
| Maternal child health clinic | 7% (19/262) | 47% (9/19) | 32% (6/19) | 16% (3/19) |
| Other (programmes) | 8% (21/262) | 33% (7/21) | 14% (3/21) | 10% (2/21) |
| Partner notification services | 5% (12/262) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Client type (N=262) | ||||
| Discordant couple | 31% (82/262) | 46% (38/82) | 28% (23/82) | 18% (15/82) |
| Others a | 69% (180/262) | 32% (58/180) | 18% (32/180) | 9% (17/180) |
| Trying to conceive, pregnant or breastfeeding (N=160) | ||||
| Yes | 13% (35/262) | 51% (18/35) | 34% (12/35) | 20% (7/35) |
| No | 48% (125/262) | 34% (42/125) | 19% (24/125) | 15% (19/125) |
| Using family planning (N=147) | ||||
| Yes | 26% (67/262) | 36% (24/67) | 21% (14/67) | 19% (13/67) |
| No | 31% (80/262) | 41% (33/80) | 25% (20/80) | 16% (13/80) |
| Period of initiation into PrEP care (N=261) | ||||
| Quarter 1 (Nov–Dec 2019) | 9 | 22% (2/9) | 22% (2/9) | 22% (2/9) |
| Quarter 2 (Jan–Mar 2020) | 50 | 56% (28/50) | 38% (19/50) | 24% (12/50) |
| Quarter 3 (Apr–Jun 2020) | 32 | 44% (14/32) | 22% (7/32) | 13% (4/32) |
| Quarter 4 (Jul–Sep 2020) | 71 | 42% (30/71) | 20% (14/71) | 13% (9/71) |
| Quarter 5 (Oct–Dec 2020) | 49 | 31% (15/49) | 20% (10/49) | 10% (5/49) |
| Quarter 6 (Jan–Mar 2021) | 50 | 14% (7/50) | 4% (2/50) | 0 (0) |
| Facility type (N=262) | ||||
| County referral hospital | 82 | 17% (14/82) | 5% (4/82) | 0 (0) |
| Sub‐county hospital | 180 | 46% (82/180) | 28% (51/180) | 18% (33/180) |
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Others—general population and key population.