Table 3.
Intra- and intergroup characteristic differences of PrEP-ineligible and -eligible AGYW
| Adolescent girls | Young women | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (n = 154) n (%) | PrEP-ineligible (n = 15) n (%) | PrEP-eligible (n = 139) n (%) | Chi-square test statistic | p value | All (n = 289) n (%) | PrEP-ineligible (n = 17) n (%) | PrEP-eligible (n = 272) n (%) | Chi-square test statistic | p value | |
| Socioeconomic position | ||||||||||
| Low | 23 (14.94) | 0 (0.00) | 23 (16.55) | 44 (15.22) | 2 (11.76) | 42 (15.44) | ||||
| Middle/High | 131 (85.06) | 15 (100.00) | 116 (83.45) | a | 0.129b | 245 (84.78) | 15 (88.24) | 230 (84.56) | a | 1.000b |
| Orphanhood | ||||||||||
| Never | 90 (58.44) | 9 (60.00) | 81 (58.27) | 120 (41.52) | 6 (35.29) | 114 (41.91) | ||||
| Ever | 64 (41.56) | 6 (40.00) | 58 (41.73) | 0.02 | 0.897 | 169 (58.48) | 11 (64.71) | 158 (58.09) | 0.29 | 0.591 |
| Married | ||||||||||
| Never | 131 (85.06) | 15 (100.00) | 116 (83.45) | 140 (48.44) | 16 (94.12) | 124 (45.59) | ||||
| Ever | 23 (14.94) | 0 (0.00) | 23 (16.55) | a | 0.129b | 149 (51.56) | 1 (5.88) | 148 (54.41) | 15.09 | p < 0.001 |
| Pregnant | ||||||||||
| Never | 98 (63.64) | 13 (86.67) | 85 (61.15) | 64 (22.15) | 12 (70.59) | 52 (19.12) | ||||
| Ever | 56 (36.36) | 2 (13.33) | 54 (38.85) | 3.81 | 0.051 | 225 (77.85) | 5 (29.41) | 220 (80.88) | a | p < 0.001b |
| School enrollment | ||||||||||
| Not enrolled | 70 (45.45) | 4 (26.67) | 66 (47.48) | 220 (76.12) | 7 (41.18) | 213 (78.31) | ||||
| Currently enrolled | 84 (54.55) | 11 (73.33) | 73 (52.52) | 2.37 | 0.124 | 69 (23.88) | 10 (58.82) | 59 (21.69) | a | 0.002b |
| Perceived HIV Risk | ||||||||||
| Low | 120 (77.92) | 15 (100.00) | 105 (75.54) | 212 (73.36) | 13 (76.47) | 199 (73.16) | ||||
| High | 34 (22.08) | 0 (0.00) | 34 (24.46) | a | 0.043b | 77 (26.64) | 4 (23.53) | 73 (26.84) | a | 1.000b |
| Travel outside the community | ||||||||||
| Once a year or less | 122 (79.22) | 13 (86.67) | 109 (78.42) | 208 (71.97) | 11 (64.71) | 197 (72.43) | ||||
| Once a month or more | 32 (20.78) | 2 (13.33) | 30 (21.58) | a | 0.738b | 81 (28.03) | 6 (35.29) | 75 (27.57) | a | 0.578b |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Peri-Urban | 77 (50.00) | 7 (46.67) | 70 (50.36) | 138 (47.75) | 10 (58.82) | 128 (47.06) | ||||
| Urban | 77 (50.00) | 8 (53.33) | 69 (49.64) | 0.07 | 0.786 | 151 (52.25) | 7 (41.18) | 144 (52.94) | 0.89 | 0.346 |
PrEP pre-exposure prophylaxis, AGYW adolescent girls and young women
aData omitted because the Fisher’s Exact Test does not have a corresponding test statistic
bp value generated using Fisher's Exact Test