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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the sample overall and by the three study groups

From: Announcing the availability of oral HIV self-test kits via text message to increase HIV testing among hard-to-reach truckers in Kenya: a randomized controlled trial

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Total

Intervention

Enhanced SOC

SOC

P-value

Total, n (total %)

2260 (100.0%)

750 (33.2%)

748 (33.1%)

762 (33.7%)

NA

Male, n (total %)

2260 (100.0%)

750 (33.2%)

748 (33.1%)

762 (33.7%)

NA

Age

0.5901

 Mean (SD)

35.3 (8.7)

35.2 (8.9)

35.5 (8.6)

35.2 (8.5)

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 Median (Range)

34.0 (18.0–76.0)

34.0 (18.0–75.0)

34.5 (18.0–76.0)

34.0 (18.0–68.0)

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Marital status

0.561

 Married/Cohabitating

1725 (76.3%)

569 (75.9)

581 (77.7%)

575 (75.5%)

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 Unmarried (single, divorced/separated)

535 (23.7%)

181 (24.1%)

167 (22.3%)

187 (24.5%)

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Trucker Job

0.859

 Driver

1917 (84.9%)

633 (84.4%)

634 (84.9%)

650 (85.4%)

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 Assistant (Turnboy)

341 (15.1%)

117 (15.6%)

113 (15.1%)

111 (14.6%)

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 Missing

2

0

1

1

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Test in past year, n (column %)

0.254

 Yes

607 (26.9%)

199 (26.5%)

188 (25.1%)

220 (28.9%)

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 No

1653 (73.1%)

551 (73.5%)

560 (74.9%)

542 (71.1%)

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Months since last test among those tested in past year (among those who tested in past year)

0.301

 Mean (SD)

5.9 (2.6)

5,8 (2.5)

6.1 (2.7)

5.8 (2.6)

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 Median (Range)

4.0 (3.0–11.0)

4.0 (3.0–11.0)

5.0 (3.0–11.0)

4.0 (3.0–11.0)

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North Star Alliance Clinic where last seen, n (column %)

0.5822

 Burnt Forest, Kenya

17 (0.8%)

7 (0.9%)

5 (0.7%)

5 (0.8)

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 Emali, Kenya

176 (7.8%)

53 (7.1%)

57 (7.6%)

66 (8.7%)

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 Jomvu, Kenya

1094 (48.4%)

363 (48.4%)

370 (49.5%)

361 (47.4%)

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 Maai Mahiu, Kenya

5 (0.2)

3 (0.4%)

1 (0.1%)

1 (0.1%)

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 Mlolongo, Kenya

20 (0.9%)

4 (0.5%)

9 (1.2%)

7 (0.9%)

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 Mombasa, Kenya

146 (6.5%)

45 (6.0%)

57 (7.6%)

44 (5.8%)

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 Namanga, Kenya

174 (7.7%)

54 (7.2%)

51 (6.8%)

69 (9.1%)

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 Salgaa, Kenya

625 (27.7%)

220 (29.3%)

197 (26.3%)

208 (27.3%)

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 Malaba, Uganda

1 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.1%)

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 Katuna, Uganda

1 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.1%)

0 (0.0%)

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 Tunduma, Tanzania

1 (0.0%)

1 (0.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

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  1. 1P-value from Kruskal Wallis Test
  2. 2P-value from Chi-square test