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Table 3 Likelihood of being encountered at home and HTC uptake according to age and gender

From: Effect and cost of two successive home visits to increase HIV testing coverage: a prospective study in Lesotho, Southern Africa

 

Total n

n (%)

Odds-ratio (95%CI)

p-value

Total HH members

18,286a

   

Ever encountered at home

– Women ≥15 years

7875

7130 (90.5)

1

 

– Men ≥15 years

4807

3465 (72.1)

0.27 (0.24–0.30)

< 0.001

– Children < 15 years

5604

4376 (78.1)

0.37 (0.33–0.41)

< 0.001

HTC Uptake if encountered and not known HIV positive

13,554

11,592 (85.3)

  

– Women ≥15 years

6119

5144 (84.2)

1

 

– Men ≥15 years

3130

2613 (83.5)

0.95 (0.84–1.07)

0.38

– Children < 15 years

4314

3816 (88.5)

1.44 (1.28–1.62)

< 0.001

HTC coverage after 2 visits

18,286a

12,991 (71.0)

  

– Women ≥15 years

7875

6165 (78.3)

1

 

– Men ≥15 years

4807

2948 (61.3)

0.44 (0.41–0.48)

< 0.001

– Children < 15 years

5604

3878 (69.2)

0.62 (0.58–0.67)

< 0.001

  1. a50 individuals were excluded from the table due to missing information on gender and/or age