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. 2020 Sep 9;17:56. doi: 10.1186/s12981-020-00311-1

Table 3.

Factors associated with acceptability of oral-fluid HIVST

Variables Acceptability of HIVST P value Unadjusted OR [95% CI] P value Adjusted OR [95% CI]a
Yes (n = 167) No (n = 104)
Age group
 18–24 years 107 (64.1) 80 (76.9) 0.03* 1 0.37 1
 25 and above 60 (35.9) 24 (23.1) 0.54 (0.31–0.93) 0.69 (0.32–1.53)
Ever had sex
 No 58 (34.7) 62 (59.6) 0.000* 1 0.74 1
 Yes 109 (65.3) 42 (40.4) 2.77 (1.67–4.59) 1.54 (0.75–3.04)
Age of sexual debut (n = 151)
 Below 18 years 29 (26.4) 20 (48.8) 0.01* 1 0.01* 1
 19 years and above 81 (73.6) 21 (51.2) 0.38 (0.18–0.79) 0.37 (0.16–0.81)
Number of sexual partners (n = 151)
 One partner 38 (34.5) 7 (17.1) 0.04* 1 0.54 1
 Two partners or more 72 (65.5) 34 (82.9) 2.56 (1.04–6.33) 1.33 (0.54–3.25)
Condom use during the last sexual act (n = 151)
 Yes 34 (31.2) 22 (52.4) 0.02* 1 0.03* 1
 No 75 (68.8) 20 (47.6) 0.41 (0.19–0.85) 2.35 (1.09–5.06)

*Significant P value

aLog likelihood test: 163.0; Cox & Snell R2 = 0.82; Nagelkerke R2 = 0.119