Table 5. Factors independently associated with uptake of VCT using the opt-in strategy (Team 2).
| Females (N = 3087) | Males (N = 3565) | |||
| number accepting (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI)1 | number accepting (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI)2 | |
| Currently married | P = 0.58 | P = 0.004 | ||
| No | 809 (60.6) | 1 | 1486 (59.8) | 1 |
| Yes | 1038 (59.2) | 0.96 [0.82, 1.11] | 688 (63.7) | 1.25 [1.07, 1.46] |
| Tribe | P = 0.09 | P = 0.91 | ||
| Sukuma | 1598 (59.3) | 1 | 1893 (61.4) | 1 |
| Non-Sukuma | 249 (64.0) | 1.24 [0.96,1.60] | 279 (58.4) | 0.99 [0.78, 1.25] |
| Religion | P = 0.004 | P = 0.003 | ||
| Christian | 1687 (60.9) | 1 | 1819 (60.9) | 1 |
| Muslim | 53 (54.1) | 0.77 [0.51, 1.16] | 59 (54.1) | 0.70 [0.47, 1.03] |
| None/other | 103 (48.1) | 0.62 [0.46, 0.83] | 252 (55.4) | 0.73 [0.59, 0.90] |
| Circumcised (males only) | P = 0.003 | |||
| Yes | 782 (57.4) | 1 | ||
| No | 1381 (63.4) | 1.28 [1.09, 1.51] | ||
| Knowledge on pregnancy prevention | P = 0.002 | P = 0.33 | ||
| 0–2 correct | 564 (56.1) | 1 | 524 (59.3) | 1 |
| 3 correct | 1277 (61.7) | 1.29 [1.10, 1.51] | 1644 (61.5) | 1.08 [0.92, 1.28] |
| Knowledge on STI acquisition | P = 0.35 | P = 0.007 | ||
| 0–2 correct | 1208 (60.2) | 1 | 1088 (59.4) | 1 |
| 3 correct | 633 (59.4) | 0.93 [0.79,1.09] | 1081 (62.8) | 1.22 [1.05, 1.40] |
| Slept away in past 12 m | P = 0.81 | P = 0.003 | ||
| No | 979 (59.0) | 1 | 626 (56.5) | 1 |
| Yes | 867 (60.9) | 1.02 [0.88,1.19] | 1546 (63.1) | 1.26 [1.08, 1.47] |
| Casual partner in past 12 m | P = 0.24 | P = 0.002 | ||
| No | 1581 (59.3) | 1 | 931 (57.9) | 1 |
| Yes | 266 (63.2) | 1.14 [0.92, 1.41] | 1243 (63.6) | 1.25 [1.09, 1.44] |
| Syphilis | P = 0.01 | P = 0.23 | ||
| Negative | 1702 (59.3) | 1 | 2053 (61.0) | 1 |
| Current infection | 100 (64.9) | 1.32 [0.94, 1.87] | 79 (70.5) | 1.43 [0.94, 2.18] |
| Past infection | 44 (74.6) | 2.06 [1.14, 3.75] | 41 (62.1) | 1.08 [0.65, 1.82] |
1
Adjusted for all factors associated (p<0.10) with VCT uptake in females (tribe, religion, knowledge of pregnancy prevention, and syphilis infection).
2
Adjusted for all factors associated (p<0.10) with VCT uptake in males (currently married, religion, circumcision, knowledge of STI acquisition, getting a girl pregnant in primary school, travel away in the past year, casual sexual partnership in the past year, and active syphilis.