Table 1.
Factors associated with regret/relationship problems as reported at the end-line (3 month) interview
| Variable | Category | Immediate regret about HIVST use (reported at 3 months)a | Current regret about HIVST use (reported at 3 months)a | Relationship problems associated with HIVST use (reported at 3 months)a | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/N (%)a | OR (95% CI) | p-value | n/N (%)a | OR (95% CI) | p-value | n/N (%)a | OR (95% CI) | p-value | ||
| Initiator of HIVST | Self | 20/60(33.3) | 1 | 0.36 | 14/60(23.3) | 1 | 0.73 | 4/60(6.7) | 1 | 0.12 |
| Other | 11/44(25.0) | 0.67(0.28—1.59) | 9/44(20.5) | 0.84(0.33—2.18) | 8/44(18.2) | 2.83(0.77—10.49) | ||||
| HIVST result | Unreactive | 21/67(31.3) | 1 | 0.65 | 12/67(17.9) | 1 | 0.17 | 8/67(11.9) | 1 | 0.69 |
| Reactive | 10/37(27.0) | 0.81(0.33—1.98) | 11/37(29.7) | 1.94(0.76—4.97) | 4/37(10.8) | 1.31(0.35—4.97) | ||||
| Age range (years) | 16–25 | 21/66(31.8) | 1 | 0.06 | 17/66(25.8) | 1 | 0.04 | 7/66(10.6) | 1 | 0.87 |
| 26–35 | 9/53(17.0) | 0.40(0.16—1.01) | 4/53(7.5) | 0.22(0.07—0.71) | 4/53(7.5) | 0.72(0.19—2.76) | ||||
| > = 36 | 1/12(8.3) | 0.16(0.02—1.39) | 2/12(16.7) | 0.51(0.10—2.69) | 1/12(8.3) | 0.69(0.07—6.70) | ||||
| Maximum level of educational attainment | Primary or less | 23/82(28.0) | 1 | 0.18 | 16/82(19.5) | 1 | 0.56 | 9/82(11.0) | 1 | 0.15 |
| Secondary or higher | 8/49(16.3) | 0.53(0.21—1.34) | 7/49(14.3) | 0.74(0.27—2.01) | 3/49(6.1) | 0.36(0.09—1.45) | ||||
| Total n/N (%) | 31/131 (23.7) | 23/131 (17.6) | 12/131 (9.2) | |||||||
aMissing responses were not included in the table, 27/131 (20.6%) of respondents had missing responses to the questions on whether they experienced immediate or current regret about the use of HIVST and 61/131 (46.6%) of respondents had missing responses to the question on whether they experienced relationship problems associated with the use of HIVST. There was no missing data for the other covariates and no invalid or uncertain HIVST test results reported