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Socio-demographics variables
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|
Age Median (IQR)
|
27.8 (22.8–32.3)
|
27.4 (22.0–32.3)
|
28.6 (24.6–32.3)
|
0.356
|
|
Educational level
| | | |
0.823
|
|
No education/ Primary
|
60 (46.9)
|
39 (47.6)
|
21 (45.6)
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|
Secondary/Pre-University
|
65 (50.8)
|
41 (50.0)
|
24 (52.2)
| |
|
Missing
|
3 (2.3)
|
2 (2.4)
|
1 (2.2)
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|
Healthcare center location
| | | |
0.302
|
|
Machinjiri
|
74 (57.8)
|
36 (43.9)
|
38 (82.6)
| |
|
Chileka
|
35 (27.3)
|
31 (37.8)
|
4 (8.6)
| |
|
Balaka
|
12 (9.4)
|
10 (12.2)
|
2 (4.4)
| |
|
Blantyre
|
7 (5.5)
|
5 (6.1)
|
2 (4.4)
| |
|
Employment Status
| | | |
0.031
|
|
Employed
|
91 (71.1)
|
63 (76.9)
|
28 (60.9)
| |
|
Unemployed
|
31 (24.2)
|
14 (17.0)
|
17 (37.0)
| |
|
Missing
|
6 (4.7)
|
5 (6.1)
|
1 (2.1)
| |
|
Partner’s Employment
| | | |
0.359
|
|
Employed
|
45 (35.2)
|
25 (30.5)
|
20 (43.5)
| |
|
Unemployed
|
70 (54.7)
|
48 (58.5)
|
22 (47.8)
| |
|
Missing
|
13 (10.1)
|
9 (11.0)
|
4 (8.7)
| |
|
Size of your family
| | | |
0.280
|
|
0–3
|
31 (24.2)
|
23 (28.0)
|
8 (17.4)
| |
|
> 3
|
96 (75.0)
|
59 (72.0)
|
37 (80.4)
| |
|
Missing
|
1 (0.8)
|
0(0)
|
1 (2.2)
| |
|
Travel time to the facility (minutes)
| | | |
0.151
|
|
0–89 min
|
92 (71.9)
|
55 (67.1)
|
37 (80.4)
| |
|
> 89 min
|
34 (26.5)
|
26 (31.7)
|
8 (17.4)
| |
|
Missing
|
2 (1.6)
|
1 (1.2)
|
1 (2.2)
| |
|
Owning a means of transport
| | | |
0.003
|
|
No
|
109 (85.2)
|
75 (91.5)
|
34 (73.9)
| |
|
Yes
|
16 (12.5)
|
5 (6.0)
|
11 (23.9)
| |
|
Missing
|
3 (2.3)
|
2 (2.5)
|
1 (2.2)
| |
|
Means of transport
| | | |
0.494
|
|
Minibus, motorbike
|
115 (89.8)
|
74 (90.3)
|
41 (89.1)
| |
|
Bike, by foot, other
|
11 (8.6)
|
6 (7.3)
|
5 (10.9)
| |
|
Missing
|
2 (1.6)
|
2 (2.4)
|
0 (0)
| |
|
Electricity available in the dwelling
| | | |
0.167
|
|
Yes
|
77 (60.2)
|
29 (35.4)
|
22 (47.8)
| |
|
No
|
51 (39.8)
|
53 (64.6)
|
24 (52.2)
| |
|
Knowledge, attitude and practice toward HIV
|
|
Knowledge
| | | |
0.040
|
|
Low
|
68 (53.1)
|
38 (46.3)
|
30 (65.2)
| |
|
High
|
60 (46.9)
|
44 (53.7)
|
16 (34.8)
| |
|
Attitude
| | | |
0.214
|
|
Negative
|
52 (40.6)
|
30 (36.6)
|
22 (47.8)
| |
|
Positive
|
76 (59.4)
|
52 (63.4)
|
24 (52.2)
| |
|
Practice
| | | |
0.836
|
|
Risky
|
68 (53.1)
|
43 (52.4)
|
25 (54.3)
| |
|
Safe
|
60 (46.9)
|
39 (47.6)
|
21 (45.7)
| |
|
Total
|
128 (100.0)
|
82 (100.0)
|
46 (100.0)
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