Table 4.
Predicators of linkage to care among persons with a positive HIVST result.
| Univariate | Multivariate | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictors | N | (%) | OR | (95% CI) | p value | aOR | (95% CI) | p value |
| Recruitment strategy | ||||||||
| Mobile van | 86/128 | (67%) | -ref- | -ref- | ||||
| Venue- based | 12/19 | (63%) | 0.84 | (0.31–2.39) | 0.728 | 1.39 | (0.33–6.67) | 0.664 |
| Workplace | 4/4 | (100%) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other | 0/1 | (0%) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kit type | ||||||||
| OraQuick | 42/62 | (68%) | -ref- | -ref- | ||||
| Atomo | 60/90 | (67%) | 0.95 | (0.47–1.89) | 0.890 | 1.36 | (0.59–3.14) | 0.467 |
| Age | ||||||||
| <25 | 14/25 | (56%) | -ref- | -ref- | ||||
| 25–34 | 56/82 | (68%) | 1.69 | (0.67–4.24) | 0.261 | 2.02 | (0.67–6.13) | 0.208 |
| ≥35 | 32/45 | (71%) | 1.93 | 0.70–5.42 | 0.205 | 2.73 | (0.79–9.98) | 0.118 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 99/148 | (67%) | -ref- | -ref- | ||||
| Female | 3/4 | (75%) | 1.48 | (0.18–30.44) | 0.735 | 0.58 | (0.04–15.42) | 0.700 |
| Education | ||||||||
| Primary | 21/33 | (64%) | -ref- | -ref- | ||||
| ≥Secondary | 79/116 | (68%) | 1.22 | (0.53–2.71) | 0.630 | 2.08 | (0.66–6.71) | 0.210 |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Married | 4/4 | (100%) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Not married | 98/148 | (66%) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number of current sex partners | ||||||||
| 1 | 50/78 | (64%) | -ref- | -ref- | ||||
| 0 | 1/4 | (25%) | 0.19 | (0.01–1.54) | 0.154 | 0.09 | (0.00–0.95) | 0.068 |
| ≥2 | 50/68 | (74%) | 1.56 | (0.77–3.20) | 0.223 | 1.56 | (0.72–3.49) | 0.266 |
| Ever tested for HIV | ||||||||
| No | 27/34 | (79%) | -ref- | -ref- | ||||
| Yes | 75/118 | (64%) | 0.45 | (0.17–1.08) | 0.088 | 0.19 | (0.05–0.60) | 0.009 |
| Circumcised | ||||||||
| No | 75/110 | (68%) | -ref- | -ref- | ||||
| Yes | 24/38 | (63%) | 0.80 | (0.37–1.76) | 0.571 | 0.72 | (0.29–1.80) | 0.475 |
| Alcohol use (drinks in past week) | ||||||||
| 0 | 41/59 | (69%) | -ref- | -ref- | ||||
| 1 | 38/57 | (67%) | 0.88 | (0.40–1.92) | 0.744 | 0.89 | (0.35–2.25) | 0.810 |
| ≥7 | 22/33 | (67%) | 0.88 | (0.35–2.22) | 0.780 | 0.89 | (0.31–2.54) | 0.820 |
*Odds ratios with p < 0.05.
Each AOR is adjusted for all potential predictors.