TABLE 1.
Characteristics of enrolled participants, Tambua Mapema Plus Trial, coastal Kenya, 2017–2020
|
Total (N = 2874) |
Observation phase (N = 1374a) | Intervention phase, (N = 1500) | P‐value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 1101 (38.3) | 488 (35.5) | 613 (40.9) | 0.088 |
| Female | 1773 (61.7) | 886 (64.5) | 887 (59.1) | |
| Age (median, IQR) | 25 (23, 30) | 25 (23, 29) | 26 (23, 30) | 0.143 |
| Education levela | ||||
| Primary or below | 1102 (38.4) | 513 (37.4) | 589 (39.3) | 0.611 |
| Secondary | 1068 (37.2) | 542 (39.6) | 526 (35.1) | |
| Tertiary | 699 (24.4) | 315 (23.0) | 384 (25.6) | |
| Marital statusa | ||||
| Single | 1302 (45.4) | 649 (47.4) | 653 (43.6) | 0.402 |
| Married | 1394 (48.6) | 635 (46.3) | 759 (50.6) | |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 173 (6.0) | 86 (6.3) | 87 (5.8) | |
| Religiona | ||||
| Christian | 2216 (77.6) | 1053 (76.9) | 1163 (77.6) | 0.484 |
| Muslim | 608 (21.2) | 295 (21.5) | 313 (20.9) | |
| None | 45 (1.6) | 22 (1.6) | 23 (1.5) | |
| Source of incomea | ||||
| Employed | 1164 (40.6) | 529 (38.6) | 635 (42.4) | 0.046 |
| Self‐employed (casual) | 768 (26.8) | 364 (26.6) | 404 (26.9) | |
| Unemployed | 937 (32.7) | 477 (34.8) | 460 (30.7) | |
| Symptoms reported | ||||
| Fever | 1383 (48.1) | 663 (48.3) | 720 (48.0) | 0.955 |
| Diarrhoea | 437 (15.2) | 195 (14.2) | 242 (16.1) | 0.261 |
| Fatigue | 2072 (72.1) | 904 (65.8) | 1168 (77.9) | < 0.001 |
| Body aches | 1899 (66.1) | 886 (64.5) | 1013 (67.5) | 0.185 |
| Sore throat | 824 (28.7) | 376 (27.4) | 448 (29.9) | 0.401 |
| Genital ulcer | 204 (7.1) | 91 (6.6) | 113 (7.5) | 0.653 |
| Sexual risk behaviour | ||||
| Risk groupa | ||||
| Heterosexuals | 1948 (67.9) | 897 (65.5) | 1051 (70.1) | 0.842 |
| Key populations | 61 (2.1) | 19 (1.4) | 42 (2.8) | |
| Populations not sexually active in past 6 weeks | 860 (30.0) | 454 (33.1) | 406 (27.1) | |
| Unprotected sex with partner of unknown HIV statusb | 788 (27.5) | 277 (20.2) | 511 (34.1) | < 0.001 |
| Unprotected sex with partner of known HIV‐positive statusb | 26 (0.9) | 5 (0.4) | 21 (1.4) | 0.001 |
| Multiple sex partnersb | 223 (7.8) | 76 (5.5) | 147 (9.8) | < 0.001 |
| Transactional sexb | 52 (1.8) | 15 (1.1) | 37 (2.5) | < 0.001 |
| Male same‐sex behaviourb | 7 (0.2) | 3 (0.2) | 4 (0.3) | 0.833 |
| People who inject drugsb | 3 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 0.543 |
| HIV testing history | ||||
| Never tested for HIV | 300 (10.4) | 147 (10.7) | 153 (10.2) | 0.820 |
| Tested for HIV in last year | 1062 (37.0) | 499 (36.3) | 563 (37.5) | 0.649 |
| Tested for HIV in last 3 months | 404 (14.1) | 234 (17.0) | 170 (11.3) | 0.018 |
Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.
a
One participant who enrolled twice excluded after closure of the observation phase.
b
Missing in five participants (four observation, one intervention).