Table 4. Factors independently associated with acceptance of VCT using the opt-out strategy (Team 1).
| Females (N = 2541) | Males (N = 3397) | |||
| number accepting (%) | Adjusted OR1 (95% CI) | number accepting (%) | Adjusted OR2 (95% CI) | |
| Education | P = 0.34 | P = 0.05 | ||
| Secondary or higher | 246 (89.1) | 1 | 296 (86.6) | 1 |
| Primary | 1976 (90.9) | 1.17 [0.76, 1.82] | 2737 (91.5) | 1.55 [1.10, 2.19] |
| Incomplete primary | 82 (94.3) | 2.02 [0.74, 5.48] | 54 (93.1) | 1.77 [0.61, 5.15] |
| Knowledge on HIV acquisition | P = 0.09 | P = 0.77 | ||
| 0–2 correct | 858 (92.7) | 1 | 132 (92.3) | 1 |
| 3 correct | 1444 (89.8) | 0.77 [0.57, 1.05] | 2137 (90.7) | 0.96 [0.74, 1.25] |
| Lifetime number of partners | P = 0.58 | P = 0.03 | ||
| 0 | 179 (92.8) | 1.49 [0.80, 2.77] | 292 (90.4) | 0.97 [0.58, 1.60] |
| 1 | 720 (90.3) | 1 | 357 (90.6) | 1 |
| 2 (F) or 2–4 (M) | 659 (90.5) | 1.02 [0.71, 1.46] | 1231 (89.5) | 0.84 [0.57, 1.23] |
| ≥3 (F) or ≥5 (M) | 742 (91.2) | 1.12 [0.78, 1.62] | 1204 (92.9) | 1.27 [0.84, 1.90] |
| Casual partner in past 12 m | P = 0.06 | P = 0.26 | ||
| No | 1981 (90.5) | 1 | 1714 (90.2) | 1 |
| Yes | 327 (93.2) | 1.52 [0.96, 2.38] | 1377 (92.1) | 1.17 [0.89, 1.53] |
| HSV-2 | P = 0.04 | P = 0.22 | ||
| Negative | 1373 (92.1) | 1 | 2258 (91.5) | 1 |
| Positive | 920 (89.9) | 0.74 [0.56, 0.98] | 828 (91.0) | 0.86 [0.66, 1.14] |
1
Adjusted for all factors associated (p<0.10) with VCT uptake in females (knowledge on HIV acquisition, casual partner in past 12 m, and HSV-2 serostatus, shown in bold).
2
Adjusted for all factors associated (p<0.10) with VCT uptake in males (education and lifetime partners, shown in bold).