Table 2.

Multivariable model for factors associated with prompt ART initiation

Characteristic	N (col %)	Prompt ART N (row %)	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	LRT P value	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	P value
	343	96(28)
Age				0.03
≥ 35	71(21.0)	30(42.3)	1		1
< 25	90(26.0)	20(22.2)	0.39(0.20–0.77)		0.28(0.13–0.61)	0.001
25–29	111(32.0)	27(24.3)	0.44(0.23–0.83)		0.40(0.20–0.79)	0.009
30–34	71(21.0)	19(26.8)	0.50(0.25–1.01)		0.54(0.26–1.16)	0.116
Current marital status				0.106
Never married	67(19.5)	23(34.3)	1		1
Married	24(7.0)	10(41.7)	1.37(0.53–3.55)		0.80(0.28–2.34)	0.69
Widowed/separated	252(73.5)	63(25.0)	0.64(0.36–1.14)		0.45(0.23–0.86)	0.016
Religion				0.441
Muslim and other	118(34.4)	30(25.4)	1
Christian	225(65.6)	66(29.3)	1.22(0.74–2.02)
Education level				0.935
No education	31(9.0)	9(29)	1
Primary	207(60.4)	59(28.5)	0.97(0.42–2.24)
Secondary or higher	105(30.6)	28(26.7)	0.89(0.37–2.16)
Main job				0.004
No job/other jobs	119(34.7)	45(37.8)	1		1
Sex work	224(65.3)	51(22.8)	0.48(0.30–0.79)		0.44(0.25–0.78)	0.005
Paid sex in past 3 months				0.174
No	19(5.5)	8(42.1)	1		1
Yes	324(94.5)	88(27.2)	0.51(0.20–1.32)		0.89(0.30–2.69)	0.838
Drinking pattern (AUDIT score)				0.083
Low risk drinkers	132(38.5)	44(33.3)	1		1
High risk drinkers	211(61.5)	52(24.6)	0.65(0.41–1.06)		0.61(0.35–1.04)	0.072
Drug use in past 3 months				0.722
Yes	120(35.0)	61(27.3)	1		1
No	223(65.0)	35(29.2)	1.09(0.67–1.79)		1.50(0.85–2.66)	0.161
Sexual partner violence in past 3 months				0.167
No	176(51.3)	55(31.2)	1		1
Yes	167(48.7)	41(24.6)	0.72(0.45–1.15)		0.67(0.39–1.14)	0.137
HIV sero-conversion				0.775
No	312(91.0)	88(28.2)	1
Yes	31(9.0)	8(25.8)	0.89(0.38–2.05)
Ever tested for HIV				0.235
No	45(13.1)	16(35.6)	1
Yes	298(86.9)	80(26.9)	0.67(0.34–1.29)
Time since T&T implementation				0.029
≤ 12 months	112(32.7)	23(20.5)	1		1
> 12 months	231(67.3)	73(31.6)	1.79(1.05–3.06)		2.58(1.41–4.71)	0.002