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Table 5 Factors associated with VCT uptake – adjusted analysis 1

From: Do accurate HIV and antiretroviral therapy knowledge, and previous testing experiences increase the uptake of HIV voluntary counselling and testing? Results from a cohort study in rural Tanzania

  

Males

Females

Variables

Category

aOR

95% CI

p-value

aOR

95% CI

p-value

HIV knowledge

Good

1

  

1

  

Fair

0.8

(0.6, 1.0)

0.061

0.8

(0.7, 0.9)

0.004

Poor

0.5

(0.3, 0.9)

0.014

0.6

(0.5, 0.9)

0.007

ART knowledge

Good or fair

1

  

1

  

Poor

0.8

(0.6, 1.0)

0.064

0.8

(0.6, 0.9)

0.003

HIV experience

Yes

1.3

(1.1, 1.5)

0.007

1.6

(1.4, 1.9)

<0.001

No

1

  

1

  

VCT experience

Good

1

     

Poor

2.0

(1.6, 2.5)

<0.001

   

None

1.5

(0.9, 2.5)

0.138

   

Age (years)

15-24

1

  

1

  

25-34

2.3

(1.9, 2.9)

<0.001

1.3

(1.1, 1.6)

0.007

35-44

1.9

(1.5, 2.5)

<0.001

1.2

(0.9, 1.4)

0.158

45-54

1.7

(1.3, 2.3)

0.001

0.9

(0.7, 1.2)

0.571

55+

1.1

(0.8, 1.5)

0.763

0.3

(0.2, 0.4)

<0.001

Education

None

0.8

(0.6, 1.0)

0.067

   

Primary 1-4

0.8

(0.6, 1.1)

0.202

   

Primary 5-7

1

     

Secondary

1.5

(1.2, 1.8)

0.002

   

HIV status

Negative

1

  

1

  

Positive

1.4

(1.0, 1.9)

0.061

1.7

(1.3, 2.2)

<0.001

Area of residence

Rural

1

     

Peri-urban

0.9

(0.7, 1.1)

0.328

   

Urban

0.8

(0.6, 1.0)

0.024

   

VCT experience in HIV negatives

Good experience

   

2.0

(1.6, 2.6)

<0.001

Poor experience

   

2.1

(1.4, 3.1)

<0.001

No experience

   

1

  

VCT experience in HIV positives

Good experience

   

0.5

(0.3, 1.1)

0.090

Poor experience

   

0.7

(0.2, 2.2)

0.521

 

No experience

   

1

  
  1. 1Adjusted for each of the other factors in the table.