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. 2021 Jul 16;6(Suppl 4):e005000. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005000

Table 3.

Subgroup analyses of linkage to confirmatory testing, PrEP and VMMC and reports of new HIV diagnosis

Paid distributor arm Community-led arm Unadjusted Adjusted Interaction p value*
n/n % n/n % OR 95% CI OR
p value
OR 95% CI OR
p value
Self-reported linkage by gender
 Male 218/645 33.8 217/557 39 1.26 (0.88 to 1.81) 0.20 1.28 (0.87 to 1.88) 0.21 0.02
 Female 143/863 16.6 101/672 15 0.84 (0.57 to 1.24) 0.39 0.82 (0.54 to 1.23) 0.34
Self-reported linkage by age
 Under 25 years 148/411 36 118/339 34.8 0.93 (0.62 to 1.38) 0.71 0.84 (0.54 to 1.30) 0.44 0.1
 25 years and older 213/1095 19.5 200/890 22.5 1.17 (0.84 to 1.65) 0.35 1.19 (0.82 to 1.74) 0.36
Self-reported linkage by hunger level
 Little-to-no household hunger 143/641 22.3 120/493 24.3 1.09 (0.74 to 1.62) 0.66 1.05 (0.69 to 1.58) 0.83 0.8
 Moderate household hunger 127/517 24.6 119/431 27.6 1.14 (0.76 to 1.70) 0.53 1.12 (0.74 to 1.72) 0.59
 Severe household hunger 82/309 26.5 69/263 26.2 0.99 (0.62 to 1.58) 0.97 0.97 (0.59 to 1.59) 0.90
Self-reported linkage by educational attainment
 Primary completed or less 110/576 19.1 88/395 22.3 1.09 (0.72 to 1.66) 0.68 1.14 (0.73 to 1.79) 0.56 0.9
 Some secondary school 104/376 28.3 90/291 30.9 1.11 (0.73 to 1.71) 0.63 1.01 (0.64 to 1.61) 0.96
 Secondary school completed or higher 147/565 26 140/543 25.8 1 (0.68 to 1.45) 0.99 1.03 (0.68 to 1.54) 0.90
Self-reported linkage by religion
 Non apostolic 211/839 25.2 201/768 26.2 1.05 (0.75 to 1.48) 0.77 1 (0.69 to 1.46) 0.98 0.5
 Apostolic 150/669 22.4 117/461 25.4 1.13 (0.78 to 1.66) 0.52 1.14 (0.75 to 1.72) 0.54
Proportion of individuals reporting a new HIV diagnosis by gender
 Male 85/2490 3.4 91/2580 3.5% 1.04 (0.66 to 1.65) 0.86 1.06 (0.67 to 1.67) 0.81 1
 Female 112/2977 3.8 120/3103 3.9% 1.01 (0.65 to 1.55) 0.98 1.06 (0.69 to 1.63) 0.79
Proportion of individuals reporting a new HIV diagnosis by age
 Under 25 years 29/1720 1.7% 37/1721 2.2% 1.26 (0.69 to 2.30) 0.46 1.32 (0.71 to 2.45) 0.38 0.3
 25 years and older 168/3744 4.5% 174/3957 4.4% 0.97 (0.65 to 1.46) 0.89 0.99 (0.66 to 1.48) 0.97
Proportion of individuals reporting a new HIV diagnosis by hunger level
 Little-to-no household hunger 69/2361 2.9 75/2579 2.9% 0.99 (0.62 to 1.59) 0.97 1 (0.62 to 1.60) 0.98 0.9
 Moderate household hunger 73/1790 4.1 80/1862 4.3% 1.06 (0.67 to 1.69) 0.79 1.07 (0.67 to 1.71) 0.78
 Severe household hunger 47/1107 4.3 49/994 4.9% 1.15 (0.67 to 1.95) 0.61 1.15 (0.67 to 1.96) 0.61
Proportion of individuals reporting a new HIV diagnosis by educational attainment
 Primary completed or less 87/2338 3.7 82/2038 4.0% 1.05 (0.66 to 1.67) 0.84 1.07 (0.67 to 1.69) 0.79 0.9
 Some secondary school 45/1367 3.3 53/1441 3.7% 1.08 (0.63 to 1.83) 0.79 1.12 (0.66 to 1.89) 0.69
 Secondary school completed or higher 65/1762 3.7 76/2204 3.5% 0.97 (0.60 to 1.58) 0.90 1.01 (0.62 to 1.64) 0.96
Proportion of individuals reporting a new HIV diagnosis by religion
 Non-apostolic 114/3261 3.5 134/3628 3.7% 1.04 (0.68 to 1.60) 0.86 1.05 (0.69 to 1.61) 0.83 0.9
 Apostolic 83/2206 3.8 77/2055 3.8% 1 (0.63 to 1.60) 1 1.07 (0.68 to 1.70) 0.76

*Interaction p value calculated for adjusted models only.