Background
Methods
Study setting and population
Study design, sample size and sampling
Data collection procedures
Variables measurements
Statistical analysis
Results
Baseline characteristics of study respondents
Variable, N = 1439 | N | Percent (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 10–14 | 236 | 16.4 |
15–19 | 1203 | 83.6 | |
Sex | Males | 535 | 37.2 |
Females | 904 | 62.8 | |
Marital status | Never married | 901 | 62.6 |
Married/cohabiting | 526 | 36.6 | |
Divorced/Separated | 12 | 0.8 | |
Highest level of education | No education & Nursery/ECD | 354 | 24.6 |
Primary/ABEKa | 618 | 43.0 | |
≥ Secondary | 467 | 32.5 | |
Occupation | Student/Pupil | 737 | 51.2 |
Cattle keeper | 83 | 5.8 | |
Other & None | 619 | 43.0 | |
Ever had children | None | 1079 | 75.0 |
1–3 children | 360 | 25.0 | |
Ever tested for HIV | Yes | 1177 | 81.8 |
No | 262 | 18.2 | |
Uptake of HTS, n = 262 | Yes | 169 | 64.5 |
No | 93 | 35.5 | |
HIV prevalence | Positive | 4 | 2.4 |
Negative | 165 | 97.6 | |
Use of drugs/Substances | Yes | 20 | 1.4 |
No | 1419 | 98.6 |
Adolescent characteristics by HIV testing status
Variable | Ever tested | p-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, n = 1177 | No, n = 262 | |||
Sex | Male | 414 (35.2) | 121 (46.2) | 0.001* |
Female | 763 (64.8) | 141 (53.8) | ||
Age group | 10–14 | 126 (10.7) | 110 (42.0) | 0.001* |
15–19 | 1051 (89.3) | 152 (58.0) | ||
Adequate HIV knowledge | Yes | 580 (49.3) | 91 (34.7) | 0.001* |
No | 597 (50.7) | 171 (65.3) | ||
Education status | No Education/Nursery | 288 (24.5) | 66 (25.2) | 0.001* |
Primary/ECD | 466 (39.6) | 152 (58.0) | ||
≥ Secondary | 423 (35.9) | 44 (16.8) | ||
Ever had sex | No | 377 (32.0) | 177 (67.6) | 0.001* |
Yes | 800 (68.0) | 85 (32.4) | ||
Use of drugs or substances | No | 1158 (98.4) | 261 (99.6) | 0.123 |
Yes | 19 (1.6) | 1 (0.4) | ||
Knows partners sero-statusa | Yes | 559 (69.9) | 25 (29.4) | 0.001* |
No | 241 (30.1) | 60 (70.6) | ||
High-risk sexual behavioursa | Yes | 86 (10.8) | 15 (17.7) | 0.057 |
No | 714 (89.2) | 70 (82.3) |
Correlates for ever tested among adolescents
Variable | Ever tested, n = 1177 | Percent (%) | Unadj.OR | 95% CI | adj.OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 414 | 35.2 | 1.0 (ref) | ||||
Female | 763 | 64.8 | 1.58 | 1.21–2.07 | 1.23 | 0.89–1.71 | 0.217 | |
Age group | 10–14 | 126 | 10.7 | 1.0 (ref) | ||||
15–19 | 1051 | 89.3 | 6.04 | 4.44–8.21 | 2.71 | 1.85–3.96 | 0.001* | |
Adequate HIV knowledge | No | 597 | 50.7 | 1.0 (ref) | ||||
Yes | 580 | 49.3 | 1.83 | 1.38–2.41 | 1.33 | 0.98–1.81 | 0.07 | |
Education status | No Education/ Nursery | 288 | 24.5 | 1.0 (ref) | ||||
Primary/ ECD | 466 | 39.6 | 0.70 | 0.51–0.97 | 1.14 | 0.91–2.20 | 0.126 | |
≥ Secondary | 423 | 35.9 | 2.20 | 1.46–3.32 | 2.33 | 1.33–4.10 | 0.003* | |
Ever had Sex | No | 377 | 32.0 | 1.0 (ref) | ||||
Yes | 800 | 68.0 | 4.42 | 3.32–5.88 | 2.03 | 1.42–2.90 | 0.001* | |
Use of drugs or substances | No | 1158 | 98.4 | 1.0 (ref) | ||||
Yes | 19 | 1.6 | 4.28 | 0.57–32.1 | 2.19 | 0.27–17.4 | 0.460 |