Table 3.
Predictors of PrEP use endorsement among adolescents and young adults in Tanzania, 2022.
| CHARACTERISTICS | ENDORSEMENT OF USE | BIVARIATE ANALYSIS | MULTIVARIABLE ANALYSIS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | OR (95% CI) | P‑VALUE | aOR (95% CI) | P‑VALUE | |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 15–19 | 193 (4.3) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| 20–24 | 246 (7.6) | 1.84 (1.45–2.33) | < 0.001 | 1.34 (1.00–1.80) | 0.048 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 139 (6.6) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Female | 300 (5.4) | 0.80 (0.61–1.04) | 0.099 | 0.64 (0.47–0.86) | 0.004 |
| Education | |||||
| No education | 38 (4.7) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Primary education or higher | 401 (5.8) | 1.25 (0.82–1.90) | 0.301 | 1.18 (0.77–1.81) | 0.431 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Never married | 269 (5.0) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Married/living together | 146 (7.2) | 1.45 (1.14–1.84) | 0.002 | 1.14 (0.85–1.53) | 0.390 |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 24 (7.1) | 1.44 (0.85–2.44) | 0.171 | 1.08 (0.61–1.90) | 0.788 |
| Residence | |||||
| Urban | 168 (6.5) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Rural | 271 (5.3) | 0.80 (0.62–1.04) | 0.098 | 0.84 (0.64–1.11) | 0.221 |
| Wealth quantile | |||||
| Lowest | 50 (4.6) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Second or higher | 389 (6.0) | 1.31 (0.93–1.86) | 0.125 | 1.13 (0.79–1.63) | 0.492 |
| Tested for HIV and received results | |||||
| No | 154 (3.8) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Yes | 285 (7.6) | 2.10 (1.61–2.73) | < 0.001 | 1.87 (1.33–2.63) | < 0.001 |
| Knowledge of HIV prevention | 1.11 (1.02–1.21) | 0.019 | 1.04 (0.94–1.14) | 0.456 | |
N indicates the number of people. Ref. indicated reference category. HIV means human immune deficiency virus; OR means odds ratio; aOR means adjusted odds ratio; CI means confidence interval.