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[Preprint]. 2024 Jan 31:2024.01.30.24302026. [Version 1] doi: 10.1101/2024.01.30.24302026

Table 1:

Characteristics of participants enrolled in TESTsmART by arm.

Study Arm
Characteristic Control Intervention Overall
Interviewees, N1 1,101 1,104 2,205
Respondent, n (%)
 Adult client 926 (84%) 889 (81%) 1,815 (82%)
 Guardian of child client 175 (16%) 213 (19%) 388 (18%)
 Missing 0 2 2
Adult clients, n 926 889 1,815
 Age, n (%)
  18–25 178 (19%) 173 (19%) 351 (19%)
  26–39 404 (44%) 414 (47%) 818 (45%)
  40–59 307 (33%) 258 (29%) 565 (31%)
  60–79 34 (3.7%) 40 (4.5%) 74 (4.1%)
  80 and above 3 (0.3%) 3 (0.3%) 6 (0.3%)
  Missing 0 1 1
 Gender, n (%)
  Male 515 (56%) 440 (49%) 955 (53%)
  Female 411 (44%) 449 (51%) 860 (47%)
 Education level, n (%)
  None 42 (5.0%) 30 (3.8%) 72 (4.4%)
  Primary 54 (6.4%) 31 (4.0%) 85 (5.2%)
  Secondary 395 (47%) 347 (44%) 742 (46%)
  University 166 (20%) 213 (27%) 379 (23%)
  Polytechnic 181 (22%) 162 (21%) 343 (21%)
  Missing 88 106 194
Child clients, n 175 213 388
 Respondent for child
  Age, n (%)
   18–25 12 (6.9%) 4 (2.0%) 16 (4.2%)
   26–39 102 (58%) 144 (70%) 246 (65%)
   40–59 60 (34%) 54 (26%) 114 (30%)
   60–79 1 (0.6%) 3 (1.5%) 4 (1.1%)
   80 and above 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
   Missing 0 8 8
  Gender, n (%)
   Male 39 (22%) 56 (26%) 95 (25%)
   Female 136 (78%) 156 (74%) 292 (75%)
   Missing 0 1 1
  Education level, n (%)
   None 11 (6.7%) 6 (3.3%) 17 (4.9%)
   Primary 16 (9.8%) 6 (3.3%) 22 (6.4%)
   Secondary 77 (47%) 95 (53%) 172 (50%)
   University 30 (18%) 42 (23%) 72 (21%)
   Polytechnic 30 (18%) 31 (17%) 61 (18%)
   Missing 11 33 44
 Child client age
  Mean (SD) 6.5 (4.2) 6.1 (4.3) 6.3 (4.2)
  Median [IQR] 5.5 [3.0, 10.0] 5.0 [2.5, 10.0] 5.0 [3.0, 10.0]
  Range 1.0, 17.0 1.0, 17.0 1.0, 17.0
  Missing 1 0 1
 Child client gender, n (%)
  Male 78 (45%) 102 (48%) 180 (46%)
  Female 97 (55%) 111 (52%) 208 (54%)
All clients, n 1,101 1,104 2,205
 Wealth index (quintile), n (%)
  0 to 20th 245 (26%) 197 (21%) 442 (24%)
  >20.0 to 40th 166 (17%) 147 (16%) 313 (17%)
  >40.0 to 60th 253 (27%) 205 (22%) 458 (24%)
  >60.0 to 80th 153 (16%) 170 (18%) 323 (17%)
  >80.0 137 (14%) 201 (22%) 338 (18%)
  Missing 147 184 331
 Time Period, n (%)
  Feb–May 2022 226 (21%) 207 (19%) 433 (20%)
  Jun–Aug 2022 241 (22%) 307 (28%) 548 (25%)
  Sep–Nov 2022 359 (33%) 334 (30%) 693 (31%)
  Dec 2022–Feb 2023 275 (25%) 256 (23%) 531 (24%)
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Includes only interviewees who consented and met all inclusion criteria.