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Table 3 Acceptance of an offer of home-based HIV-testing by socio-demographic characteristics and factors associated with acceptance among ever-testers (N = 1459)

From: Frequency of HIV-testing and factors associated with multiple lifetime HIV-testing among a rural population of Zambian men

 

Details

Distribution (n, col %)

HBHTC (n, row %)

Minimally-Adjusted PR (95 % CI)d

Adjusted PR (95 % CI)e

p-valuef

 

Ever tested

N = 1459

719 (49.0)

-

-

-

Age

15-19

159 (10.9)

89 (56.0)

0.98 (0.82-1.14)

0.97 (0.81-1.14)

0.01 (<0.01)

20–29

492 (33.7)

272 (55.6)

1.0

1.0

30–39

408 (28.0)

187 (46.2)

0.83 (0.72-0.95)

0.84 (0.73-0.95)

 

≥40

400 (27.4)

166 (41.7)

0.75 (0.65-0.86)

0.76 (0.65-0.87)

Household Head

No

425 (29.1)

239 (56.2)

1.0

1.0

0.02

Yes

1034 (70.9)

480 (46.4)

0.88 (0.76-1.00)

0.85 (0.74-0.97)

Education

None/primary

591 (40.5)

285 (48.4)

1.0

1.0

0.32

Some secondary

517 (35.4)

274 (53.2)

1.05 (0.92-1.18)

1.05 (0.92-1.19)

Complete secondary/higher

351 (24.1)

155 (44.7)

0.89 (0.76-1.03)

0.94 (0.79-1.10)

Occupation

None

557 (38.2)

298 (53.7)

1.0

-

-

Agriculture (others land)

352 (24.1)

170 (48.4)

0.98 (0.84-1.12)

Agriculture (own land)

322 (22.1)

150 (46.9)

0.95 (0.80-1.10)

Services/Professional

228 (15.6)

96 (42.7)

0.85 (0.70-1.00)

Religion

Protestant

577 (40.0)

267 (46.4)

1.0

-

-

Catholic

390 (26.7)

204 (52.8)

1.06 (0.92-1.20)

SDA

235 (16.1)

107 (45.5)

0.96 (0.80-1.12)

Other

210 (14.4)

112 (53.8)

1.08 (0.91-1.25)

None

47 (3.2)

24 (51.1)

1.03 (0.71-1.34)

Marital status

Single

477 (32.7)

259 (54.5)

1.0

-

-

Married/cohabiting

910 (62.4)

419 (46.3)

0.96 (0.81-1.10)

Ever married

72 (4.9)

36 (50.7)

1.12 (0.85-1.40)

Household SEP Group

Lowest

264 (18.1)

143 (54.4)

1.0

1.0

0.29 (0.13)

Low

265 (18.2)

137 (51.9)

1.01 (0.84-1.18)

1.00 (0.83-1.18)

Middle

337 (23.1)

172 (51.2)

1.02 (0.85-1.18)

1.01 (0.84-1.17)

 

High

313 (21.5)

150 (48.2)

0.98 (0.81-1.15)

0.97 (0.80-1.14)

Highest

280 (19.2)

112 (40.4)

0.81 (0.64-0.99)

0.82 (0.64-1.01)

 

Present continuously in previous 6mths

No

60 (4.1)

38 (63.3)

1.0

1.0

0.04

Yes

1399 (95.9)

676 (48.6)

0.79 (0.62-0.96)

0.79 (0.62-0.95)

History of TB treatment

No

1391 (95.3)

689 (49.8)

1.0

1.0

0.71

Yes

68 (4.7)

25 (36.8)

0.80 (0.56-1.04)

0.95 (0.68-1.21)

HIV statusa

Negative

1305 (93.0)

675 (51.7)

1.0

1.0

<0.01

Positive

98 (7.0)

21 (21.4)

0.47 (0.29-0.64)

0.49 (0.30-0.68)

History of multiple HIV-testingb

No

617 (42.5)

292 (47.3)

1.0

1.0

0.41

Yes

834 (57.5)

422 (50.6)

1.10 (0.98-1.22)

1.05 (0.93-1.17)

Spouse Characteristics (N = 520)

Currently pregnant

No

446 (85.8)

231 (51.8)

1.0

1.0

0.12

Yes

74 (14.2)

30 (40.5)

0.78 (0.56-1.00)

0.82 (0.60-1.03)

Wife Reports having ≥1 Child

No

21 (4.0)

10 (47.6)

1.0

-

-

Yes

499 (96.0)

252 (50.4)

1.10 (0.58-1.62)

Wife previously HIV-tested

No

24 (4.6)

17 (70.8)

1.0

1.0

0.01

Yes

496 (95.4)

245 (49.3)

0.67 (0.50-0.84)

0.66 (0.50-0.81)

Cluster-level Factors

>50 % of men employed

No

581 (39.8)

326 (56.4)

1.0

1.0

0.30

Yes

878 (60.2)

388 (44.4)

0.88 (0.75-1.01)

0.92 (0.78-1.06)

>25 % mention 3+ ways to prevent HIV infection

No

715 (49.0)

307 (43.2)

1.0

1.0

0.13

Yes

744 (51.0)

407 (55.0)

1.16 (0.99-1.32)

1.12 (0.95-1.30)

HIV Prevalence

<10 %

1165 (79.8)

576 (49.7)

1.0

-

-

>10 %

294 (20.2)

138 (47.4)

0.98 (0.81-1.16)

ART Available at Health Facilityc

No

680 (49.4)

338 (50.0)

1.0

-

-

Yes

697 (50.6)

328 (47.3)

0.97 (0.82-1.12)

  1. Number missing data: b8 men missing data on dates of first and last test N=1451 a 56 missing HIV status data; N = 1395; c82 missing data; dAdjusted for age, urban/rural residence and district; eAdjusted for variables higher in the conceptual framework (Fig. 1); fFor adjusted model & based on LRT, p-value in brackets is for assuming linear trend