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Table 3 Multivariate analysis for factors associated with willingness of PrEP in a fishing community

From: Factors associated with willingness to use oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in a fisher-folk community in peri-urban Kampala, Uganda

Characteristic

Crude PR

Adjusted PR

P-value

[95% CI]

[95% CI]

Age

 18–39 (Young adult)

1.00

1.00

 

 40–62 (Middle aged)

0.64 [0.49–0.82]

0.81 [0.65–1.01]

0.054

HIV test in the past 6 months

 No

1.00

1.00

 

 Yes

1.24 [1.12–1.38]

1.13 [1.03–1.24]

0.007*

Location

 Semi-urban

1.00

1.00

 

 Rural

0.51 [0.26–0.99]

0.71 [0.35–1.44]

0.341

Education

 None

1.00

1.00

 

 Primary

2.03 [1.37–2.99]

1.61 [1.12–2.29]

0.009*

 Secondary

2.15 [1.47–3.15]

1.72 [1.22–2.44]

0.002*

 Tertiary

2.44 [1.67–3.55]

1.97 [1.39–2.81]

< 0.001**

HIV risk perception

 No

1.00

1.00

 

 Yes

2.41 [1.56–3.74]

1.99 [1.31–3.02]

0.001*

PrEP awareness

 No

1.00

1.00

 

 Yes

1.15 [1.02–1.29]

1.05 [0.94–1.16]

0.405

Gender

 Male

1.00

1.00

 

 Female

0.85 [0.71–1.02]

0.86 [0.73–1.01]

0.061

  1. Statistically significant result *P-value < 0.05, **P-value< 0.001