Table 2.
Linkage to care.
| Group | Linked to care for 2 weeks to 8 months | Ever linked to care | |||||||||||
| NLCa, n (%) | LCb, n (%) | Total, n | Pearson χ2 | P value | NLC, n (%) | LC, n (%) | Total, n | Pearson χ2 | P value | ||||
| Total cohort | |||||||||||||
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Control | 90 (54.9) | 74 (45.1) | 164 | 0.4 | .52 | 64 (39.0) | 100 (61.0) | 164 | 0.4 | .55 | ||
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Intervention | 93 (51.4) | 88 (48.6) | 181 | 0.4 | .52 | 65 (35.9) | 116 (64.1) | 181 | 0.4 | .55 | ||
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Total | 183 (53.0) | 162 (47.0) | 345 | 0.4 | .52 | 129 (37.4) | 216 (62.6) | 345 | 0.4 | .55 | ||
| Males | |||||||||||||
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Control | 32 (52.5) | 29 (47.5) | 61 | 0.7 | .41 | 20 (32.8) | 41 (67.2) | 61 | 0.0 | .95 | ||
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Intervention | 27 (45.0) | 33 (55.0) | 60 | 0.7 | .41 | 20 (33.3) | 40 (66.7) | 60 | 0.0 | .95 | ||
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Total | 59 (48.4) | 63 (51.6) | 121 | 0.7 | .41 | 40 (33.1) | 81 (66.9) | 121 | 0.0 | .95 | ||
| Females | |||||||||||||
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Control | 58 (56.3) | 45 (43.7) | 103 | 0.1 | .79 | 44 (42.7) | 59 (57.3) | 103 | 0.7 | .40 | ||
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Intervention | 66 (54.6) | 55 (45.5) | 121 | 0.1 | .79 | 45 (37.2) | 76 (62.8) | 121 | 0.7 | .40 | ||
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Total | 124 (55.4) | 100 (44.6) | 224 | 0.1 | .79 | 89 (39.7) | 135 (60.3) | 224 | 0.7 | .40 | ||
| Youth aged between 18 and 30 years | |||||||||||||
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Control | 47 (68.1) | 22 (31.9) | 69 | 6.8 | .01 | 34 (49.3) | 35 (50.7) | 69 | 5.8 | .02 | ||
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Intervention | 39 (47.0) | 44 (53.0) | 83 | 6.8 | .01 | 25 (30.1) | 58 (69.9) | 83 | 5.8 | .02 | ||
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Total | 86 (56.6) | 66 (43.4) | 152 | 6.8 | .01 | 59 (38.8) | 93 (61.2) | 152 | 5.8 | .02 | ||
| Aged over 30 years | |||||||||||||
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Control | 43 (45.3) | 52 (54.7) | 95 | 1.9 | .17 | 30 (31.6) | 65 (68.4) | 95 | 1.8 | .18 | ||
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Intervention | 54 (55.1) | 44 (44.9) | 98 | 1.9 | .17 | 40 (40.8) | 58 (59.2) | 98 | 1.8 | .18 | ||
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Total | 97 (50.3) | 96 (49.7) | 193 | 1.9 | .17 | 70 (36.3) | 123 (63.7) | 193 | 1.8 | .18 | ||
aNLC: not linked to care.
bLC: linked to care.