Table 4.
Stratified source of information reported by couples tested in Moshi and Arusha2005-2007
| Variable | Street Banners | Posters | Word of mouth | Church/ mosque | Outreach workers | Radio | PAS+ | Other sources | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Women age in years | |||||||||
| <19 | 1(1) | 6(6) | 29(10) | 4(18) | 20 (9) | 15(11) | 13(7) | 29(10) | 0.015 |
| 20-24 | 23(33) | 21(21) | 73(25) | 4(18) | 37(17) | 39(28) | 52(28) | 96(33) | |
| 25-29 | 21(30) | 28(29) | 78(27) | 6(27) | 69(32) | 18(13) | 36(28) | 78(27) | |
| 30-34 | 14(20) | 19(20) | 55(19) | 3(14) | 43(20) | 23(16) | 32(12) | 35(12) | |
| ≥35 | 11(16) | 23(23) | 51(16) | 5(23) | 45(21) | 44(29) | 44(31) | 55(18) | |
| Total | 70(100) | 97(100) | 286(100.0) | 22(100) | 214(100) | 139(100) | 188(100) | 293(100) | |
| Men age in years | |||||||||
| <19 | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(0.4) | 0(0) | 1 (25) | 0(0) | 1(0.4) | 1(0.3) | 0.232 |
| 20-24 | 11(12) | 13(14) | 32(13) | 1(5) | 16 (8) | 18(15) | 24(11) | 50(16) | |
| 25-29 | 20(23) | 15(16) | 65(25) | 6(32) | 50(24) | 29(24) | 46(22) | 98(32) | |
| 30-34 | 20(23) | 21(22) | 48(19) | 4(21) | 51(24) | 27(22) | 27(13) | 58(19) | |
| ≥35 | 37(42) | 45(48) | 110(43) | 8(42) | 92(44) | 48(39) | 111(53) | 103(34) | |
| Total | 88(100) | 94(100) | 256(100.0) | 19(100) | 210(100) | 122(100) | 209(100) | 310(100) | |
| By Socio-economic status | |||||||||
| Low | 16(18) | 21(22) | 94(36) | 7(37) | 73(35) | 12(10) | 79(38) | 96(31) | 0.013 |
| Medium | 65(74) | 65(70) | 145(57) | 11(58) | 129(61) | 67(55) | 123(59) | 187(60) | |
| High | 7(8) | 8(8) | 17(7) | 1(5) | 8(4) | 43(35) | 7(3) | 27(9) | |
| Total | 88(100) | 94(100) | 286(100) | 19(100) | 210(100) | 122(100) | 209(100) | 310(100) | |
| By distance from clinic to home (in kilometres) | |||||||||
| 0 to 5 | 62(70) | 69(73) | 166(69) | 10(53) | 139(66) | 76(62) | 133(65) | 192(62) | 0.119 |
| 6 to 10 | 5(6) | 6(6) | 9(4) | 1(5) | 13(6) | 5(4) | 11(5) | 26(8) | |
| 11 to 15 | 5(6) | 8(9) | 21(8) | 3(16) | 19(9) | 12(10) | 24(11) | 25(8) | |
| 16 to 20 | 5(6) | 2(2) | 15(6) | 2(11) | 7(3) | 11(9) | 11(5) | 8(3) | |
| ≥21 | 11(13) | 9(10) | 45(18) | 3(16) | 32(15) | 18(15) | 30(14) | 59(19) | |
| Total | 86(100) | 94(100) | 256(100) | 19(100) | 210(100) | 122(100) | 209(100) | 310(100) | |
| Nature of place of residence | |||||||||
| Rural | 20(23) | 22(23) | 74(29) | 8(42) | 50(24) | 38(32) | 56(27) | 84(27) | 0.778 |
| Urban | 67(76) | 72(77) | 177(69) | 11(58) | 155(74) | 82(67) | 148(71) | 218(70) | |
| Other | 1(1) | 0(0) | 5(2) | 0(0) | 5(2) | 2(1) | 5(2) | 8(3) | |
| Total | 88(100) | 94(100) | 256(100) | 19(100) | 210(100) | 122(100) | 209(100) | 310(100) | |
| Town of residence | |||||||||
| Arusha | 65(74) | 31(33) | 112(44) | 12(63) | 114(54) | 70(57) | 39(19) | 235(76) | <0.001 |
| Moshi | 23(26) | 62(66) | 140(55) | 7(37) | 95(45) | 51(42) | 169(80) | 72(23) | |
| Others | 0(0) | 1(1) | 4(1) | 0(0) | 1(0.4) | 1(1) | 1(0.4) | 3(1) | |
| Total | 88(100) | 94(100) | 256(100) | 19(100) | 210(100) | 122(100) | 209(100) | 310(100) |
+
Public address system whereby a car was loaded with speakers and mobilize couples to go for testing