Table 3. Predictors of HIV testing behaviors among men recruited from bars in northern Tanzania (2018–2019).
Variables | Predictors of previous testing | Predictors of HIV test uptake | ||
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Unadjusted PR (95% CI) | Adjusted PR (95% CI) | Unadjusted PR (95% CI) | Adjusted PR (95% CI) | |
Demographic factors | ||||
Age in years | 1.00 (0.99–1.01) | 1.00 (0.99–1.01) | 0.99 (0.99–1.00) | 0.99 (0.99–1.00) |
Marital status | ||||
Married, divorced, or widowed | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
Never married | 0.88 (0.73–1.07) | 0.86 (0.71–1.05) | 1.04 (0.97–1.13) | 1.02 (0.92–1.12) |
Wealth score | ||||
Bottom quartile | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
Lower middle quartile | 1.07 (0.85–1.35) | 1.06 (0.84–1.32) | 0.94 (0.86–1.04) | 0.96 (0.87–1.05) |
Upper middle quartile | 1.29 (1.05–1.57)* | 1.25 (1.03–1.52)* | 0.99 (0.91–1.07) | 1.01 (0.94–1.10) |
Top quartile | 1.41 (1.17–1.70)* | 1.35 (1.12–1.62)* | 0.88 (0.89–0.98)* | 0.92 (0.83–1.02) |
Risk behaviors | ||||
AUDIT score | ||||
Low-risk use | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
High-risk use | 1.04 (0.91–1.18) | 1.03 (0.90–1.17) | 1.05 (0.97–1.13) | 1.04 (0.97–1.12) |
Concurrent sexual partners | 1.17 (1.01–1.37)* | 1.17 (0.99–1.37) | 1.05 (0.96–1.15) | 1.06 (0.96–1.16) |
Knowledge and psychosocial factors | ||||
GEM scale | 1.01 (0.99–1.02) | 1.00 (0.99–1.37) | 0.99 (0.98–0.99)* | 0.99 (0.98–0.99)* |
HIV knowledge score | 1.05 (1.02–1.08)* | 1.04 (1.01–1.07)* | 0.99 (0.80–1.15) | 0.99 (0.99–1.01) |
Stigma score | ||||
No stigma | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
Any stigma | 0.94 (0.83–1.07) | 0.99 (0.88–1.14) | 1.01 (0.94–1.08) | 0.98 (0.92–1.05) |
HIV testing behaviors | ||||
HIV testing history | ||||
Last HIV test ≤ 12 months | - | - | Reference | Reference |
Last HIV test > 12 months | - | - | 1.19 (1.06–1.33)* | 1.18 (1.06–1.31) |
Never testers | - | - | 1.18 (1.05–1.33)* | 1.16 (1.03–1.31)* |
Abbreviations: PR, prevalence ratio; AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; GEM, Gender Equitable Men
*P < 0.05