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. 2017 Jul 1;31(Suppl 3):S221–S232. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001530

Table 1.

Factors associated with uptake of home-based HIV counselling and testing by sex.

Males Univariate Multivariate Females Univariate Multivariate
Characteristic N Accept HIV test % OR 95% CI P OR 95% CI P N Accept HIV test % OR 95% CI P OR 95% CI P
Total 4400 3526 80.1 6409 5181 80.8
Community <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
 Z2 583 471 80.8 1.15 0.65–2.02 0.87 0.49–1.57 850 688 80.9 1.06 0.63–1.78 0.92 0.54–1.58
 Z5 1207 1097 90.9 3.74 2.34–6.01 2.90 1.77–4.75 1717 1559 90.8 3.19 2.08–2.89 2.80 1.81–4.34
 Z8 1982 1506 76.0 1.00 1.00 2899 2239 77.2 1.00 1.00
 Z10 628 452 72.0 0.77 0.49–1.21 0.73 0.45–1.18 943 695 73.7 0.75 0.49–1.14 0.87 0.57–1.35
Age <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
 15 681 504 74.0 1.00 1.00 944 696 73.7 1.00 1.00
 16 829 643 77.6 1.27 0.98–1.64 1.42 1.08–1.87 1197 962 80.4 1.52 1.23–1.89 1.69 1.35–2.13
 17 745 610 81.9 1.74 1.33–2.29 2.03 1.51–2.72 997 816 81.8 1.80 1.43–2.27 2.27 1.77–2.90
 18 1049 867 82.7 1.73 1.35–2.23 2.27 1.72–3.00 1610 1346 83.6 1.87 1.52–2.30 2.53 2.02–3.18
 19 1096 902 82.3 1.68 1.31–2.16 2.22 1.68–2.94 1661 1361 81.9 1.63 1.33–2.00 2.41 1.91–3.05
Previous HIV test <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
 Not tested 2665 2235 83.9 1.00 1.00 3406 2846 83.6 1.00 1.00
 0–3 months (recently tested) 326 135 41.4 0.15 0.11–0.19 0.11 0.08–0.15 746 404 54.2 0.24 0.20–0.30 0.20 0.17–0.25
 4–6 months 278 209 75.2 0.63 0.46–0.87 0.52 0.37–0.72 513 431 84.0 1.12 0.86–1.47 0.90 0.68–1.19
 7–9 months 187 152 81.3 1.00 0.67–1.51 0.71 0.46–1.08 384 328 85.4 1.17 0.85–1.60 0.96 0.69–1.33
 10–12 months 178 144 80.9 0.98 0.64–1.50 0.68 0.44–1.06 340 286 84.1 1.21 0.88–1.67 0.97 0.69–1.35
 More than12 months 735 627 85.3 1.15 0.60–1.46 0.90 0.69–1.18 1001 869 86.8 1.30 1.05–1.62 1.02 0.81–1.29
 Unknown 31 24 77.4 0.58 0.23–1.46 0.51 0.19–1.38 19 17 89.5 1.37 0.29–6.40 1.21 0.25–5.81
Young adults 20-34 in HH ever tested by CHiPs <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
 No young adult tested 2048 1547 75.5 1.00 1.00 3126 2393 76.6 1.00 1.00
 1 young adult tested 1470 1211 82.4 1.52 1.27–1.82 1.61 1.33–1.96 2170 1810 83.4 1.48 1.27–1.72 1.53 1.31–1.79
 2 young adults tested 562 486 86.5 1.98 1.50–2.61 1.95 1.46–2.62 751 664 88.4 2.30 1.79–2.95 2.26 1.74–2.94
 3 or more young adults tested 320 282 88.1 2.26 1.56–3.28 2.16 1.46–3.20 362 314 86.7 1.83 1.31–2.54 1.59 1.13–2.25
Older adults = 35 in HH ever tested by CHiPs 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.001
 No older adult tested 2197 1700 77.4 1.00 1.00 3727 2933 78.7 1.00 1.00
 1 older adult tested 1459 1,204 82.5 1.32 1.10–1.59 1.31 1.08–1.59 1813 1513 83.5 1.34 1.14–1.56 1.36 1.15–1.60
 2 or more older adults tested 744 622 83.6 1.37 1.08–1.74 1.43 1.10–1.84 869 735 84.6 1.39 1.12–1.73 1.42 1.13–1.78
Known HIV-positive young adults 20–34 in HH 0.195 0.001 0.007
 No 4079 3258 79.9 1.00 5911 4750 80.4 1.00 1.00
 Yes 321 268 83.5 1.24 0.89–1.72 498 431 86.5 1.56 1.18–2.06 1.50 1.11–2.03
Known HIV-positive older adults = 35 in HH 0.712 0.064 0.004
 No 3954 3154 79.8 1.00 5806 4685 80.7 1.00 1.00
 1 older adult HIV-positive 404 312 77.2 0.89 0.69–1.17 493 411 83.4 1.35 1.04–1.75 1.60 1.21–2.12
 2 or more older adults HIV-positive 81 60 74.1 0.96 0.55–1.68 110 85 77.3 0.98 0.60–1.58 1.09 0.66–1.82
TB 0.189 0.290
 Not symptomatic 4385 3513 80.1 1.00 6379 5154 80.8 1.00
 On treatment 1 1 100.0 5 4 80.0 1.03 0.11–9.96
 TB suspects 14 12 85.7 2.67 0.54–13.09 25 23 92.0 2.83 0.65–12.43
 Pregnant 0.269
 No 6001 4853 80.9 1.00
 Yes 371 300 80.9 0.85 0.64–1.13
 Missing 37 28 75.7
STI 0.034 <0.001 0.003
 Not symptomatic 4363 3494 80.1 1.00 6329 5113 80.8 1.00 1.00
 Symptomatic 21 20 95.2 5.62 0.73–43.30 59 56 94.9 4.97 1.52–16.25 4.62 1.38–15.50
 Missing 16 12 75.0 21 12 57.1
Circumcision 0.025 <0.001
 Not circumcised 2405 1929 80.2 1.00 1.00
 VMMC 1738 1405 80.8 1.15 0.96–1.37 1.38 1.15–1.68
 Traditional 138 105 76.1 0.64 0.41–0.99 0.68 0.42–1.10
 Missing 119 87 73.1

Results not shown: Co-variants not associated with outcome (HB-HCT uptake) in multivariable analyses.

CHiPs, community HIV care providers; CI, confidence interval; HB-HCT, home-based HIV counselling and testing; OR, odd ratio; STI, sexually transmitted infections; TB, tuberculosis; VMMC, voluntary medical male circumcision.