Table 2 Bivariate analysis for sociodemographic factors associated with willingness of PrEP in a fishing community
Characteristic | Total | Willingness to use PrEP | Crude PR | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unwilling | Willing | [95% CI] | |||
Age | |||||
18–39 (Young adult) | 232 | 200 (86.2) | 32 (13.8) | 1.00 | |
40–62 (Middle aged) | 51 | 28 (54.9) | 23 (45.1) | 0.64 [0.49–0.82] | 0.001** |
Location | |||||
Semi-urban | 271 | 48 (17.7) | 223 (82.3) | 1.00 | |
Rural | 12 | 7 (58.3) | 5 (41.7) | 0.51 [0.26–0.99] | 0.047* |
Education | |||||
None | 39 | 23 (59.0) | 16 (41.0) | 1.00 | |
Primary | 89 | 15 (16.9) | 74 (83.2) | 2.03 [1.37–2.99] | < 0.001** |
Secondary | 145 | 17 (11.7) | 128 (88.3) | 2.15 [1.47–3.15] | < 0.001** |
Tertiary | 10 | 0 | 10 (100) | 2.44 [1.67–3.55] | < 0.001** |
Employment status | |||||
Not employed | 49 | 8 (16.3) | 41 (83.7) | 1.00 | |
Employed | 234 | 47 (20.1) | 187 (79.9) | 0.96 [0.83–1.10] | 0.519 |
Marital status | |||||
Not married | 137 | 27 (19.7) | 110 (80.3) | 1.00 | |
Married/in a casual relationship | 146 | 28 (19.2) | 118 (80.8) | 1.01 [0.90–1.13] | 0.911 |
Gender | |||||
Male | 229 | 39 (17.0) | 190 (83.0) | 1.00 | |
Female | 54 | 16 (29.6) | 38 (70.4) | 0.85 [0.71–1.02] | 0.078 |
HIV status awareness | |||||
No | 76 | 16 (21.1) | 60 (79.0) | 1.00 | |
Yes | 207 | 39 (18.8) | 168 (81.2) | 1.03 [0.90–1.17] | 0.685 |
HIV test in the past 6 months | |||||
Yes | 102 | 8 (7.8) | 94 (92.2) | 1.24 [1.12–1.38] | < 0.001** |
Self-reported HIV status | |||||
Negative | 188 | 18 (9.6) | 170 (90.4) | 1.00 | |
Positive | 18 | 16 (88.9) | 2 (11.1) | 0.12 [0.03–0.46] | 0.002* |
Not-aware | 77 | 21 (27.3) | 56 (72.7) | 0.80 [0.70–0.93] | 0.003* |
Condom use | |||||
Always | 50 | 4 (8.0) | 46 (92.0) | 1.00 | |
Sometimes | 125 | 23 (18.4) | 102 (81.6) | 0.89 [0.79–1.01] | 0.044* |
Never | 80 | 28 (25.9) | 80 (74.1) | 0.81 [0.70–0.92] | 0.002* |
HIV risk perception | |||||
Yes | 247 | 32 (13.0) | 215 (87.0) | 2.41 [1.56–3.74] | < 0.001** |
HIV infection concern | |||||
Not really | 36 | 27 (75.0) | 9 (25.0) | 1.00 | |
Yes | 182 | 13 (7.1) | 169 (92.9) | 3.71 [2.10–6.56] | < 0.001** |
Sometimes | 65 | 15 (23.1) | 50 (76.9) | 3.08 [1.72–5.51] | < 0.001** |
PrEP awareness | |||||
Yes | 153 | 22 (14.4) | 131 (85.6) | 1.15 [1.02–1.29] | 0.024* |