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. 2021 Sep 13;76(2):158–167. doi: 10.1136/jech-2020-216042

Table 2.

Association of DREAMS with knowledge of HIV status using conventional logistic regression: unadjusted risk (%) difference and unadjusted and adjusted ORs, overall and stratified by age

Not a DREAMS beneficiary
(N/%)
DREAMS beneficiary (N/DREAMS beneficiary (N/%) % Non-beneficiaries know status % Beneficiaries know status % Difference
(unadjusted)
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Ageandlocation adjusted OR (95% CI) Fully adjusted OR* (95% CI) P value
(LR-test)
Nairobi†
 Overall‡ 545(50.4) 536(49.6) 69.36 92.16 22.80 5.20 (3.61 to 7.48) 7.32 (4.99 to 10.75) 8.69 (5.84 to 12.93) <0.001
 15–17 years§ 225(41.1) 322(58.9) 54.67 90.37 35.70 7.78 (4.94 to 12.26) 7.90 (4.99 to 12.51) 9.45 (5.82 to 15.36) <0.001
 18–22 years§ 320(59.9) 214(40.1) 79.69 94.86 15.17 5.20 (3.61 to 7.48) 7.32 (4.99 to 10.75) 8.69 (5.84 to 12.93) <0.001
uMkhanyakude†
 Overall¶ 1537(70.4) 636(29.3) 46.3 41.8 −4.5 0.84 (0.69 to 1.01) 1.27 (1.03 to 1.57) 1.40 (1.12 to 1.75) 0.003
 13–17 years** 683(59.8) 460(40.2) 26.2 36.7 10.5 1.64 (1.27 to 2.11) 1.50 (1.15 to 1.97) 1.61 (1.22 to 2.15) 0.001
 18–22 years** 854(82.9) 176(17.1) 62.3 55.1 −7.2 0.74 (0.54 to 1.03) 0.84 (0.60 to 1.18) 0.94 (0.65 to 1.37) 0.749

*Adjusted for minimal set of confounders identified in the DAGs (see final column of online supplemental tables S1a, b and S2a, b) for details).

†Statistical test for interaction provided evidence for interaction by age group in uMkhanyakude (p<0.001) and not in Nairobi (p=0.886).

‡See online supplemental table S1a for more details.

§See online supplemental table S2a for more details.

¶See online supplemental table S1b for more details.

**See online supplemental table S2b for more details.

DAGs, directed acyclic graphs; DREAMS, Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe.