Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of clients testing through Douala PVTCC from January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2013 (column percentages do not include missing values).
| Bonassama | Deido | New-Bell | Nylon | Cité des Palmiers | Logbaba | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 4,748 | 5,480 | 8,819 | 8,416 | 3,902 | 657 | |
| Sex | <0.0001 | ||||||
| Men | 2,080 (16.0) | 2,211 (17.0) | 3,333 (25.7) | 3,603 (27.7) | 1,505 (11.6) | 262 (2.0) | |
| Women | 2,662 (14.0) | 3,267 (17.2) | 5,473 (28.8) | 4,808 (25.3) | 2,396 (12.6) | 395 (2.1) | |
| Missing | 6 (0.4) | 2 (0.0) | 13 (0.1) | 5 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Median age (IQR) | 31 (25–41) | 30 (25–38) | 30 (24–38) | 32 (26–40) | 29 (24–37) | 31 (25–39) | <0.0001 |
| Age groups (years) | <0.0001 | ||||||
| <20 | 190 (13.2) | 183 (12.7) | 548 (38.2) | 225 (15.7) | 270 (18.8) | 20 (1.4) | |
| 20–29 | 1,841 (13.8) | 2,405 (18.1) | 3,740 (28.1) | 3,224 (24.2) | 1,830 (13.7) | 276 (2.1) | |
| 30–39 | 1,357 (14.3) | 1,747 (18.5) | 2,523 (26.6) | 2,684 (28.3) | 958 (10.1) | 201 (2.1) | |
| 40–49 | 753 (17.0) | 649 (14.6) | 1,079 (24.4) | 1,410 (31.8) | 440 (9.9) | 98 (2.2) | |
| 50–59 | 412 (18.6) | 335 (15.1) | 527 (23.8) | 644 (29.1) | 261 (11.8) | 37 (1.7) | |
| ≥60 | 173 (15.3) | 160 (14.2) | 401 (35.5) | 228 (20.2) | 142 (12.6) | 25 (2.2) | |
| Missing | 24 (0.4) | 17 (0.3) | 183 (2.0) | 8 (0.0) | 5 (0.0) | 7 (1.0) | |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Single | 2,603 (14.1) | 4,231 (22.9) | 4,500 (24.4) | 4,121 (22.4) | 2,943 (16.0) | 11 (0.1) | Not valid |
| Married | 1,266 (14.9) | 1,016 (11.9) | 3,214 (37.7) | 2,167 (25.4) | 850 (9.9) | 3 (0.0) | |
| Separated | 27 (10.7) | 21 (8.4) | 74 (29.5) | 126 (50.2) | 3 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Living common law | 425 (18.5) | 32 (1.4) | 595 (25.9) | 1,241 (54.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Widowed | 304 (13.6) | 152 (11.8) | 259 (20.1) | 472 (36.6) | 100 (7.7) | 2 (0.2) | |
| Missing | 97 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Employment | <0.0001 | ||||||
| Student | 852 (14.9) | 1,278 (22.5) | 1,118 (19.7) | 1,095 (19.3) | 1,203 (21.2) | 140 (2.5) | |
| Unemployed | 182 (9.6) | 246 (13.0) | 694 (36.7) | 692 (36.6) | 67 (3.5) | 11 (0.6) | |
| Employed | 943 (18.2) | 1,062 (20.5) | 1,026 (19.8) | 1,294 (25.0) | 713 (13.8) | 133 (2.6) | |
| Self-employed | 1,798 (14.4) | 1,827 (14.6) | 3,551 (28.5) | 3,909 (31.3) | 1,153 (9.3) | 233 (1.8) | |
| Housewife | 823 (16.1) | 853 (16.7) | 1,615 (31.5) | 1,130 (22.1) | 589 (11.5) | 114 (2.2) | |
| Retired | 66 (20.4) | 53 (16.4) | 73 (22.6) | 71 (21.9) | 57 (17.7) | 3 (0.9) | |
| Missing | 81 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Reason for testing | <0.0001 | ||||||
| Voluntary screening | 3,207 (12.9) | 4,375 (17.7) | 7,359 (29.7) | 6,697 (27.0) | 2,485 (10.0) | 645 (2.6) | |
| Clinical suspicion | 1,119 (16.4) | 1,105 (16.2) | 1,460 (21.4) | 1,719 (25.2) | 1,412 (20.7) | 12 (0.2) | |
| Missing | 421 (8.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Participants per year | |||||||
| 2009 | 416 (13.7) | 769 (25.3) | 1,084 (35.7) | 767 (25.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| 2010 | 793 (21.8) | 433 (11.9) | 825 (22.7) | 1,580 (43.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| 2011 | 420 (11.9) | 963 (27.4) | 596 (16.9) | 1,542 (43.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| 2012 | 1,861 (17.6) | 1,512 (14,3) | 3,268 (31.0) | 2,212 (20.9) | 1,420 (13.5) | 286 (2.7) | |
| 2013 | 1,258 (11.2) | 1,803 (16.0) | 3,046 (27.0) | 2,315 (20.5) | 2,482 (22.0) | 371 (3.3) |