Table 1.
Demographic and HIV service outcome among AGYW seeking care at Thika sub-County Hospital between January and November 2021.
| Total (N = 1,154) | Pre-SPE (N = 769) | Post-SPE (N = 385) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (median, IQR) | 21 (19–23) | 21 (19–23) | 22 (19–24) | 0.022 |
| Number of school years completed (median, IQR) | 14 (12–14) | 14 (12–14) | 13.5 (12–14) | 0.290 |
| Missing | 866 (75.04%) | 565 (73.47%) | 301 (78.18%) | |
| Job/occupation | 0.110 | |||
| Student | 314 (27.21%) | 214 (27.83%) | 100 (25.97%) | |
| Missing | 700 (60.66%) | 451 (58.65%) | 249 (64.68%) | |
| Current marital status | 0.568 | |||
| Single, no partner | 672 (58.23%) | 461 (59.95%) | 211 (54.81%) | |
| Single with partner | 142 (12.31%) | 94 (12.22%) | 48 (12.47%) | |
| Married (husband has one wife) | 184 (15.94%) | 119 (15.47%) | 65 (16.88%) | |
| Widowed | 8 (0.69%) | 5 (0.65%) | 3 (0.78%) | |
| Divorced/separated | 19 (1.65%) | 12 (1.56%) | 7 (1.82%) | |
| Missing | 129 (11.18%) | 78 (10.14%) | 51 (13.25%) | |
| Earns own income | 118 (10.23%) | 84 (10.92%) | 34 (8.83%) | 0.104 |
| Missing | 452 (65.04%) | 199 (63.38%) | 253 (66.4%) | |
| HIV status | 0.016 | |||
| Positive | 888 (76.95%) | 608 (79.06%) | 280 (72.73%) | |
| Negative | 266 (23.05%) | 161 (20.94%) | 105 (27.27%) | |
| Reason for clinic visit | <0.001 | |||
| HIV treatment | 877 (76.00%) | 599 (77.89%) | 278 (72.21%) | |
| HIV testing or prevention (e.g., PrEP) | 243 (21.06%) | 162 (21.07%) | 81 (21.04%) | |
| Othera | 34 (2.95%) | 8 (1.04%) | 26 (6.75%) | |
| Months receiving services at clinicb (median, IQR) | 60 (12–144) | 72 (12–144) | 60 (10–144) | 0.352 |
| Missing | 201 (17.42%) | 102 (13.26%) | 99 (25.71%) | |
| Morisky medication adherence score | ||||
| Good | 100 (8.67%) | 77 (10.01%) | 23 (5.97%) | 0.123 |
| Inadequate | 12 (1.04%) | 9 (1.17%) | 3 (0.78%) | |
| Poor | 9 (0.78%) | 6 (0.78%) | 3 (0.78%) | |
| Not completed | 1,033 (89.51%) | 677 (88.04%) | 356 (92.47%) | 0.065 |
| Missing | 7 (0.61%) | 5 (0.65%) | 2 (0.52%) |
a
Other responses included: GBV (n = 33), counselling services (n = 1).
b
Among AGYW living with HIV.