Table 1.
Characteristics of adult residents who tested negative for HIV infection, individuals assessed to be at elevated HIV risk, and individuals who initiated PrEP within 90 days of HIV testing in 16 communities in rural Kenya and Uganda
| Residents who tested negative for HIV infection (n=69 121) | Residents without HIV infection at elevated HIV risk (n=12 935) | Residents without HIV infection with PrEP uptake within 90 days of HIV testing (n=3489) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male | 31 276 (45%) | 6476 (50%) | 1733 (50%) |
| Female | 37 845 (55%) | 6459 (50%) | 1756 (50%) |
| Age, years | |||
| 15–24 | 25 562 (37%) | 4800 (37%) | 978 (28%) |
| 25–34 | 14 739 (21%) | 4712 (36%) | 1197 (34%) |
| 35–44 | 10 236 (15%) | 1927 (15%) | 752 (22%) |
| 45–54 | 7177 (10%) | 991 (8%) | 393 (11%) |
| ≥55 | 11 407 (17%) | 505 (4%) | 169 (5%) |
| Educational attainment* | |||
| Less than primary level | 8640 (13%) | 716 (6%) | 224 (6%) |
| Primary school level | 42 154 (61%) | 8559 (66%) | 2371 (68%) |
| Any secondary school level and higher | 18 255 (26%) | 3637 (28%) | 890 (26%) |
| Occupation† | |||
| Farmer | 35 634 (52%) | 5578 (43%) | 1795 (51%) |
| Student | 13 932 (20%) | 853 (7%) | 170 (5%) |
| Fishing, bar, or transportation | 3421 (5%) | 2349 (18%) | 548 (16%) |
| Other informal sector | 8721 (13%) | 2567 (20%) | 643 (18%) |
| Other formal sector | 2972 (4%) | 713 (6%) | 149 (4%) |
| Unemployed or disabled | 4081 (6%) | 777 (6%) | 164 (5%) |
| Other or unknown | 321 (0·5%) | 87 (1%) | 16 (0·5%) |
| Marital status‡ | |||
| Not married | 20 624 (30%) | 3669 (28%) | 721 (21%) |
| Married (monogamous) | 33 595 (49%) | 6428 (50%) | 1788 (51%) |
| Married (polygamous) | 7396 (11%) | 1993 (15%) | 692 (20%) |
| Divorced, separated, or widowed | 7466 (11%) | 833 (6%) | 285 (8%) |
| Circumcised§ | |||
| By a health-care provider | 7061 (23%) | 1809 (28%) | 513 (30%) |
| By a traditional practitioner | 5748 (18%) | 1121 (17%) | 317 (18%) |
| Uncircumcised | 18 405 (59%) | 3489 (54%) | 898 (52%) |
| Alcohol use¶ | |||
| None | 59 979 (87%) | 10 600 (82%) | 2823 (81%) |
| 1–7 days per month | 3743 (5%) | 1079 (8%) | 257 (7%) |
| >7 days per month | 5366 (8%) | 1241 (10%) | 408 (12%) |
| Mobility‖ | |||
| Yes | 4464 (6%) | 1131 (9%) | 192 (6%) |
| HIV testing site | |||
| Community health fair | 57 107 (83%) | 10 680 (83%) | 3395 (97%) |
| Home-based testing | 12 014 (17%) | 2255 (17%) | 94 (3%) |
| Region | |||
| Western Kenya | 19 321 (28%) | 6418 (50%) | 1542 (44%) |
| Eastern Uganda | 25 159 (36%) | 2871 (22%) | 930 (27%) |
| Western Uganda | 24 641 (36%) | 3646 (28%) | 1017 (29%) |
Data are number (%). PrEP=pre-exposure prophylaxis.
Missing data for 72 residents (0·10%).
Missing data for 39 residents (0·06%); other formal sector occupations are teaching, government, military, health care, and factory; other informal sector occupations are shopkeeper, market vendor, hotel worker, homemaker, household worker, miner, and construction.
Missing data for 40 residents (0·06%).
Assessed among 31 276 men; missing data for 62 residents (0·20%).
Missing data for 33 residents (0·05%).
Missing data for 547 residents (0·8%); mobility is migration out of the community for at least 1 month or moved residence within the past 12 months; among individuals at elevated risk, mobility was more prevalent among participants aged 15–24 years (13%) versus participants aged 35–44 years (5%).