Table 4.
Estimates of effect of home based HIV counselling and testing on secondary outcomes. Values are number with outcome/number in group (percentage) unless stated otherwise
| Outcomes | Intervention arm | Control arm | Prevalence ratio (95% CI) | Intracluster correlation coefficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcomes within whole sample | ||||
| HIV knowledge: | ||||
| Knowledge that someone with HIV can look and feel healthy for many years | 1577/2024 (78) | 1853/2129 (87) | 0.86 (0.72 to 1.03) | 0.09 |
| Stigma: | ||||
| Agree that people with HIV are treated badly in the community because of their status | 594/2024 (29) | 818/2129 (38) | 0.79 (0.50 to 1.26) | 0.23 |
| Any stigmatising behaviours observed in the community in the past year towards people with HIV/AIDS | 822/2025 (41) | 1043/2129 (49) | 0.71 (0.50 to 1.02) | 0.15 |
| Sexual behaviour: | ||||
| More than one sexual partner in past three months | 56/2024 (3) | 130/2122 (6) | 0.45 (0.33 to 0.62) | 0.02 |
| Among people who had an HIV test | 30/1565 (2) | 65/1283 (5) | 0.37 (0.24 to 0.58) | 0.01 |
| Among people who have never had an HIV test | 26/459 (6) | 65/839 (8) | 0.73 (0.46 to 1.17) | 0.01 |
| Any casual partner in past three months | 92/2024 (5) | 174/2122 (8) | 0.55 (0.42 to 0.73) | 0.02 |
| Among people who had an HIV test | 57/1565 (4) | 92/1283 (7) | 0.50 (0.36 to 0.72) | 0.01 |
| Among people who have never had an HIV test | 35/459 (8) | 82/839 (10) | 0.79 (0.52 to 1.19) | 0.01 |
| Condom use at last sex | 206/868 (24) | 332/1185 (28) | 0.86 (0.65 to 1.15) | 0.05 |
| Ever been forced to have sex by a partner | 25/868 (3) | 44/1185 (4) | 0.78 (0.47 to 1.28) | 0.01 |
| Outcomes among people who had an HIV test during the study period | ||||
| Disclosed results of most recent HIV test to someone | 968/1371 (71) | 709/965 (73) | 0.95 (0.77 to 1.18) | 0.06 |
| Received couple counselling and testing with most recent HIV test | 216/1031 (21) | 76/801 (10) | 2.24 (1.49 to 3.03) | 0.02 |
| Experience of intimate partner violence since disclosing HIV status | 22/968 (2) | 28/709 (4) | 0.57 (0.33 to 0.99) | 0.01 |
| Outcomes among HIV infected individuals | ||||
| Any stigmatising behaviours experienced by HIV infected individuals in past year* | 23/127 (18) | 40/127 (32) | 0.57 (0.30 to 1.10) | 0.08 |
| HIV positive had CD4 count since testing | 67/76 (88) | 74/85 (87) | 1.0 (0.89 to 1.11) | 0.04 |
Data were adjusted for clustering.
*Includes HIV positive individuals who were diagnosed before the study period.