Table 2 Multivariable logistic regression models: aware of VCT and ever tested in VCT

Number of households in model

3708

1162

Age (years)

0.02^a

0.53

 20

1.10 (0.82, 1.47)

1.15 (0.75, 1.77)

 30

1.47 (1.12, 1.93)

1.10 (0.82, 1.47)

 40

1.18 (1.01, 1.38)

1.05 (0.91, 1.21)

 50 (ref)

1

1

 65

0.85 (0.55, 1.31)

0.93 (0.75, 1.16)

Education (years)

<0.01^a

0.21

 0 (ref)

1

1

 1

0.99 (0.89, 1.09)

1.04 (0.98, 1.12)

 2

1.00 (0.83, 1.20)

1.09 (0.95, 1.25)

 5

1.32 (0.98, 1.79)

1.24 (0.88, 1.75)

 10

2.88 (1.61, 5.16)

1.54 (0.78, 3.05)

Distance to Clinic (per 1 kilometer decrease)

1.05 (1.03, 1.07)

<0.01

1.00 (0.97, 1.03)

0.96

Urban

2.31 (1.45, 3.68)

<0.01

1.36 (0.91, 2.04)

0.13

Primary Language

<0.01

0.32

 Elomwe (ref)

1

1

 Cinyanja

2.13 (1.39, 3.28)

1.11 (0.56, 2.20)

 Cisena

0.83 (0.62, 1.13)

0.92 (0.59, 1.45)

 Echuabo

1.83 (1.38, 2.43)

0.75 (0.53, 1.06)

 Emakhuwa

1.02 (0.31, 3.35)

0.36 (0.04, 3.20)

 Portuguese

2.53 (1.37, 4.70)

0.60 (0.33, 1.09)

Understands Portuguese

1.10 (0.89, 1.35)

0.38

1.29 (0.95, 1.75)

0.12

Marital status

0.63

0.21

 Married/Common Law (ref)

1

1

 Single

0.89 (0.70, 1.12)

1.35 (.98, 1.86)

 Divorced/Separated

0.79 (0.52, 1.12)

0.80 (0.41, 1.55)

 Widowed

0.95 (0.65, 1.38)

1.21 (0.68, 2.17)

Religion

0.99

0.64

 Catholic

1

1

 Protestant

1.04 (0.77, 1.40)

1.26 (0.80, 1.98)

 Evangelical and Pentecostal

1.05 (0.79, 1.40)

1.23 (0.78, 1.96)

 Other Christian^c

1.03 (0.66, 1.61)

0.86 (0.45, 1.65)

 Muslim

1.01 (0.73, 1.40)

0.86 (0.54, 1.38)

 Non-Christian Eastern

1.13 (0.62, 2.06)

1.41 (0.60, 3.32)

 Other^c

1.16 (0.84, 1.60)

1.02 (0.59, 1.76)

Decisions made for seeking health care for a pregnancy

0.88

0.77

 Both (ref)

1

1

 Men

1.01 (0.74, 1.37)

1.24 (0.68, 2.27)

 Women

1.06 (0.84, 1.34)

1.08 (0.75, 1.56)

Decisions made for seeking health care for a child

0.21

0.31

 Both (ref)

1

1

 Men

0.75 (0.54, 1.05)

1.00 (0.56, 1.77)

 Women

1.04 (0.81, 1.33)

0.76 (0.53, 1.09)

Children Under 5 years of age

0.02

0.02^b

 None (ref)

1

1

 2

1.24 (1.03, 1.48)

1.63 (1.12, 2.36)

 4

1.53 (1.07, 2.18)

1.29 (0.95, 1.75)

Monthly Income

0.04

0.33

 No Income (ref)

1

1

 1-1000 Meticais

1.19 (0.99, 1.43)

1.17 (0.80, 1.70)

 >1000 Meticais (> ≈ $1.00 USD/day)

1.41 (1.06, 1.86)

1.37 (0.90, 2.08)

Electricity

0.95 (0.59, 1.55)

0.85

0.98 (0.57, 1.67)

0.94

Mobile Phone

1.37 (1.03, 1.84)

0.03

1.21 (0.77, 1.89)

0.4

Literacy (per 1 point)

1.00 (0.99, 1.00)

0.36

1.00 (0.99, 1.01)

0.61

Numeracy (per 1 point)

1.05 (1.03, 1.08)

<0.01

1.02 (0.98, 1.06)

0.34

Negative Labeling and Devaluation Stigma Scale (0–100)

0.73

0.02^b

 0

0.98 (0.88, 1.10)

0.91 (0.58, 1.42)

 20 pts (ref)

1

1

 40

1.02 (0.91, 1.15)

1.06 (0.80, 1.39)

 60

1.04 (0.82, 1.32)

0.76 (0.51, 1.13)

 80

1.07 (0.75, 1.52)

0.41 (0.23, 0.71)

Social Exclusion Stigma Scale (0–100)

<0.01^a

0.89

 0

0.54 (0.45, 0.65)

0.99 (0.88, 1.11)

 20 pts (ref)

1

1

 40

1.21 (1.08, 1.34)

1.01 (0.90, 1.13)

 60

0.82 (0.65, 1.04)

1.02 (0.81, 1.28)

 80

0.61 (0.47, 0.79)

1.02 (0.73, 1.45)

Wellbeing (Chronic quality of life score) (per 10 points)

1.06 (1.00, 1.13)

0.05

0.94 (0.87, 1.02)

0.16