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. 2021 Aug 3;9:652887. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.652887

Table 2.

Characteristics of participants receiving an HIVST kit who reported HIVST results.

Univariate Multivariate
Predictors N (%) OR (95% CI) p value aOR (95% CI) p value
Recruitment strategy
Mobile Van 1,881/2,344 (80%) -ref-
Venue- based 118/154 (77%) 0.81 (0.55–1.20) 0.277 1.04 (0.69–1.58) 0.863
Workplace 61/86 (71%) 0.60 (0.38–0.98) 0.036* 0.68 (0.42–1.15) 0.137
Other 47/50 (94%) 3.86 (1.41–15.93) 0.024 3.58 (1.30–14.84) 0.033
Kit type
OraQuick 821/1,004 (82%) -ref- -ref-
Atomo 1,286/1,630 (79%) 0.83 (0.68–1.02) 0.073 0.84 (0.68–1.03) 0.103
Age
> 25 910/1,133 (80%) -ref- -ref-
25–34 778/980 (79%) 0.94 (0.76–1.17) 0.595 1.03 (0.82–1.29) 0.793
≥35 419/521 (80%) 1.01 (0.78–1.31) 0.960 1.32 (0.97–1.80) 0.078
Gender
Male 2,072/2,591 (80%) -ref- -ref-
Female 35/43 (81%) 1.10 (0.53–2.55) 0.817 1.40 (0.66–3.32) 0.407
Education
Primary 287/387 (74%) -ref- -ref-
≥Secondary 1,810/2,231 (81%) 1.50 (1.16–1.92) 0.002* 1.34 (1.00–1.78) 0.046
Marital status
Married 57/76 (75%) -ref- -ref-
Not married 2,050/2,558 (80%) 1.35 (0.77–2.24) 0.271 1.30 (0.71–2.28) 0.376
Number of current sex partners
1 1,087/1,368 (79%) -ref- -ref-
0 66/90 (73%) 0.71 (0.44–1.18) 0.168 0.90 (0.55–1.53) 0.695
≥2 946/1,165 (81%) 1.12 (0.92–1.36) 0.272 1.03 (0.84–1.27) 0.757
Ever tested for HIV
Yes 268/356 (75%) -ref- -ref-
No 1,832/227 (81%) 1.37 (1.05–1.78) 0.018* 1.22 (0.92–1.61) 0.170
Circumcised
No 1,034/1,318 (78%) -ref- -ref-
Yes 1,034/1,266 (82%) 1.22 (1.01–1.49) 0.041* 1.17 (0.95–1.44) 0.147
Alcohol use (drinks in past week)
0 847/1,100 (77%) -ref- -ref-
1 1,024/120 (85%) 1.66 (1.35–2.05) <0.001* 1.59 (1.28–1.99) <0.001
≥7 220/303 (73%) 0.79 (0.59–1.06) 0.113 0.75 (0.56–1.02) 0.066
*

Odds ratios with p < 0.05.

Each AOR is adjusted for all potential predictors.