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. 2012 Jul 25;7(7):e42108. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042108

Table 3. Factors associated with acceptance of VCT within each strategy.

OPT-OUT STRATEGY (TEAM 1) OPT-IN STRATEGY (TEAM 2)
Females (N = 2541) Males (N = 3397) Females (N = 3087) Males (N = 3565)
number accepting (%) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) number accepting (%) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) number accepting (%) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) number accepting (%) Unadjusted OR (95% CI)
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
Age (years) P = 0.18 P = 0.74 P = 0.20 P = 0.15
<21 971 (90.9) 1 848 (90.9) 1 712 (60.0) 1 602 (59.4) 1
21–22 647 (89.0) 0.79 [0.58, 1.09] 813 (90.3) 0.92 [0.67, 1.26] 521 (58.6) 0.94 [0.79, 1.12] 585 (60.0) 1.03 [0.86, 1.23]
23–24 504 (92.3) 1.15 [0.79, 1.69] 809 (91.6) 1.09 [0.79, 1.52] 482 (62.4) 1.11 [0.92, 1.34] 584 (61.7) 1.10 [0.92, 1.32]
≥25 184 (92.9) 1.25 [0.69, 2.25] 620 (91.3) 1.06 [0.74, 1.51] 132 (55.0) 0.83 [0.63, 1.11] 403 (64.1) 1.25 [1.02, 1.54]
Currently married P = 0.33 P = 0.55 P = 0.39 P = 0.02
No 963 (91.0) 1 1910 (91.1) 1 809 (60.6) 1 1486 (59.8) 1
Yes 1345 (90.7) 0.87 [0.66, 1.15] 1181 (90.8) 0.93 [0.73, 1.18] 1038 (59.2) 0.94 [0.81, 1.09] 688 (63.7) 1.20 [1.03, 1.39]
Tribe P = 0.78 P = 0.52 P = 0.05 P = 0.50
Sukuma 1737 (91.2) 1 2163 (90.7) 1 1598 (59.3) 1 1893 (61.4) 1
Non-Sukuma 567 (89.7) 0.95 [0.69, 1.32] 924 (91.8) 1.10 [0.82, 1.48] 249 (64.0) 1.28 [1.00, 1.64] 279 (58.4) 0.92 [0.74, 1.16]
Religion P = 0.26 P = 0.79 P = 0.002 P<0.001
Christian 1990 (90.6) 1 2421 (91.1) 1 1687 (60.9) 1 1819 (60.9) 1
Muslim 122 (88.4) 0.83 [0.48, 1.45] 171 (91.0) 0.91 [0.54, 1.54] 53 (54.1) 0.81 [0.54, 1.22] 59 (54.1) 0.63 [0.43, 0.91]
None/other 189 (94.5) 1.57 [0.83, 2.95] 493 (90.6) 0.90 [0.65, 1.24] 103 (48.1) 0.59 [0.44, 0.79] 252 (55.4) 0.70 [0.57, 0.87]
Circumcised (males) P = 0.91 P = 0.005
Yes 1261 (90.7) 1 782 (57.4) 1
No 1754 (91.3) 0.99 [0.76, 1.28] 1381 (63.4) 1.25 [1.07, 1.46]
Education P = 0.31 P = 0.02 P = 0.23 P = 0.10
Secondary or higher 246 (89.1) 1 296 (86.6) 1 223 (59.6) 1 615 (58.5) 1
Primary 1976 (90.9) 1.18 [0.78, 1.79] 2737 (91.5) 1.62 [1.16, 2.28] 1535 (60.3) 0.98 [0.78, 1.23] 1558 (62.6) 1.12 [0.96, 1.31]
Incomplete primary 82 (94.3) 2.03 [0.76, 5.44] 54 (93.1) 1.97 [0.68, 5.70] 87 (53.7) 0.74 [0.51, 1.08] 108 (55.7) 0.85 [0.62, 1.16]
SEXUAL KNOWLEDGE FACTORS
Knowledge of HIV acquisition P = 0.09 P = 0.59 P = 0.98 P = 0.02
0–2 correct 858 (92.7) 1 944 (91.6) 1 660 (60.2) 1 647 (59.1) 1
3 correct 1444 (89.8) 0.77 [0.57, 1.04] 2137 (90.7) 0.93 [0.71, 1.21] 1179 (59.6) 1.00 [0.86, 1.17] 1524 (61.9) 1.20 [1.03, 1.39]
Knowledge of STI acquisition P = 0.75 P = 0.11 P = 0.81 P = 0.007
0–2 correct 1575 (91.2) 1 1509 (92.0) 1 1208 (60.2) 1 1088 (59.4) 1
3 correct 729 (89.9) 0.95 [0.71, 1.27] 1574 (90.1) 0.82 [0.65, 1.05] 633 (59.4) 0.98 [0.84, 1.14] 1081 (62.8) 1.21 [1.05, 1.39]
Knowledge of pregnancy prevention P = 0.50 P = 0.52 P<0.001 P = 0.10
0–2 correct 865 (90.9) 1 731 (91.7) 1 564 (56.1) 1 524 (59.3) 1
3 correct 1438 (90.8) 1.10 [0.83, 1.46] 2349 (90.8) 0.91 [0.68, 1.22] 1277 (61.7) 1.32 [1.13, 1.54] 1644 (61.5) 1.15 [0.98, 1.35]
Sexual attitudes P = 0.45 P = 0.76 P = 0.60 P = 0.58
0–2 correct 2068 (90.7) 1 2181 (91.1) 1 1648 (59.7) 1 1764 (61.4) 1
3 correct 236 (91.5) 1.19 [0.75, 1.91] 906 (90.8) 0.96 [0.74, 1.25] 198 (61.9) 1.07 [0.84, 1.36] 409 (59.4) 0.95 [0.80, 1.13]
BEHAVIOURAL FACTORS
Lifetime number partners P = 0.56 P = 0.02 P = 0.28 P = 0.02
0 179 (92.8) 1.47 [0.81, 2.68] 292 (90.4) 0.98 [0.59, 1.62] 102 (62.2) 1.14 [0.81, 1.62] 161 (54.2) 1
1 720 (90.3) 1 357 (90.6) 1 466 (58.6) 1 210 (57.4) 1.13 [0.83, 1.54]
2 (F) or 2–4 (M) 659 (90.5) 1.02 [0.72, 1.44] 1231 (89.5) 0.87 [0.59, 1.27] 551 (58.1) 0.97 [0.80, 1.18] 819 (60.9) 1.29 [1.00, 1.67]
≥3 (F) or ≥5 (M) 742 (91.2) 1.13 [0.80, 1.59] 1204 (92.9) 1.35 [0.90, 2.02] 725 (61.9) 1.13 [0.94, 1.37] 971 (63.4) 1.44 [1.11, 1.85]
Pregnancy in primary school? P = 0.40 P = 0.13 P = 0.81 P = 0.05
No 2225 (90.7) 1 2975 (90.9) 1 1793 (59.9) 1 2091 (60.7) 1
Yes 83 (93.3) 1.41 [0.61, 3.28] 116 (94.3) 1.74 [0.80, 3.78] 54 (58.7) 0.95 [0.62, 1.45] 83 (70.3) 1.49 [1.00, 2.23]
Slept away in past 12 m P = 0.83 P = 0.87 P = 0.29 P<0.001
No 1172 (91.3) 1 1032 (90.8) 1 979 (59.0) 1 626 (56.5) 1
Yes 1129 (90.3) 0.97 [0.74, 1.28] 2055 (91.1) 1.02 [0.80, 1.31] 867 (60.9) 1.08 [0.93, 1.26] 1546 (63.1) 1.31 [1.13, 1.52]
Concurrency in past 12 m 1 P = 0.49 P = 0.07 P = 0.34 P = 0.002
No 2142 (90.8) 1 2170 (90.4) 1 1719 (59.6) 1 1416 (58.9) 1
Yes 166 (91.7) 1.21 [0.69, 2.10] 921 (92.4) 1.28 [0.98, 1.68] 128 (63.7) 1.15 [0.86, 1.56] 758 (65.2) 1.27 [1.09, 1.47]
Casual partner in past 12 m 1 P = 0.05 P = 0.05 P = 0.21 P = 0.003
No 1981 (90.5) 1 1714 (90.2) 1 1581 (59.3) 1 931 (57.9) 1
Yes 327 (93.2) 1.53 [0.98, 2.37] 1377 (92.1) 1.27 [1.00, 1.62] 266 (63.2) 1.14 [0.92, 1.42] 1243 (63.6) 1.23 [1.08, 1.41]
BIOLOGICAL FACTORS
HIV serostatus P = 0.30 P = 0.54 P = 0.64 P = 0.22
Negative 2231 (91.3) 1 3018 (91.3) 1 1768 (60.0) 1 2136 (61.2) 1
Positive 62 (87.3) 0.67 [0.33, 1.38] 68 (93.1) 1.32 [0.53, 3.31] 78 (57.4) 0.92 [0.65, 1.31] 37 (68.5) 1.43 [0.80, 2.55]
HSV-2 P = 0.06 P = 0.58 P = 0.50 P = 0.17
Negative 1373 (92.1) 1 2258 (91.5) 1 1057 (59.6) 1 1614 (60.9) 1
Positive 920 (89.9) 0.76 [0.58, 1.01] 828 (91.0) 0.93 [0.71, 1.21] 789 (60.2) 1.05 [0.91, 1.22] 559 (62.6) 1.12 [0.95, 1.31]
Syphilis 2 P = 0.46 P = 0.81 P = 0.01 P = 0.08
Negative 2137 (91.2) 1 2898 (91.4) 1 1702 (59.3) 1 2053 (61.0) 1
Current 112 (93.3) 1.34 [0.64, 2.79] 121 (90.3) 0.82 [0.46, 1.49] 100 (64.9) 1.32 [0.94, 1.86] 79 (70.5) 1.59 [1.05, 2.40]
Past infection 44 (88.0) 0.65 [0.27, 1.55] 67 (91.8) 1.06 [0.45, 2.46] 44 (74.6) 2.04 [1.12, 3.69] 41 (62.1) 1.09 [0.66, 1.81]
1

Among the last 3 reported partners.

2

Current syphilis defined as TPPA positive and RPR positive. Past infection defined as TPPA positive and RPR negative.