Table 2.
Factors associated with PrEP awareness among adolescents and young adults in Tanzania, 2022.
| CHARACTERISTICS | AWARENESS | BIVARIATE ANALYSIS | MULTIVARIABLE ANALYSIS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | OR (95% CI) | P‑VALUE | aOR (95% CI) | P‑VALUE | |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 15–19 | 222 (4.9) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| 20–24 | 300 (9.5) | 2.05 (1.65–2.54) | < 0.001 | 1.47 (1.13–1.90) | 0.004 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 158 (7.7) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Female | 364 (6.6) | 0.84 (0.64–1.11) | 0.219 | 0.66 (0.50–0.88) | 0.005 |
| Education | |||||
| No education | 46 (5.9) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Primary education or higher | 476 (7.1) | 1.22 (0.84–1.77) | 0.294 | 1.15 (0.78–1.70) | 0.294 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Never married | 316 (5.9) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Married/living together | 177 (8.8) | 1.52 (1.20–1.93) | < 0.001 | 1.15 (0.86–1.55) | 0.344 |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 29 (9.8) | 1.71 (1.06–2.76) | 0.028 | 1.21 (0.72–2.03) | 0.467 |
| Residence | |||||
| Urban | 202 (8.3) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Rural | 320 (6.2) | 0.74 (0.56–0.94) | 0.013 | 0.72 (0.60–0.99) | 0.049 |
| Wealth quantile | |||||
| Lowest | 60 (5.5) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Second or higher | 462 (7.2) | 1.34 (0.98–1.83) | 0.064 | 1.12 (0.81–1.55) | 0.482 |
| Tested for HIV and received results | |||||
| No | 180 (4.4) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Yes | 342 (9.3) | 2.25 (1.77–2.86) | < 0.001 | 1.88 (1.38–2.56) | < 0.001 |
| Knowledge of HIV prevention | 1.12 (1.03–1.22) | 0.008 | 1.04 (0.95–1.14) | 0.379 | |
N indicates the number of people. Ref. indicates the reference category. HIV means human immune deficiency virus; OR means odds ratio; aOR means adjusted odds ratio; CI means confidence interval.