Background
Methods
Data
Measures
Statistical analysis
Results
Characteristics of the study population
Variables | Women | Men | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N
| Proportion (%)a
|
N
| Proportion (%)b
| ||
Age groups | |||||
15–24 | 4403 | 30.3 | 1072 | 18.4 | |
25–34 | 5441 | 36.9 | 1791 | 31.4 | |
≥35 | 4914 | 32.9 | 2917 | 50.2 | |
Education | |||||
No school | 11,393 | 78.0 | 3722 | 65.6 | |
Primary | 1877 | 12.2 | 1076 | 18.5 | |
Secondary/higher | 1488 | 9.9 | 982 | 15.9 | |
Number of children ever born | |||||
0 | 1655 | 11.3 | |||
1–2 | 4052 | 27.3 | |||
3+ | 9051 | 61.4 | |||
Marital status | |||||
Married/in union | 13,236 | 90.6 | 4528 | 79.5 | |
Single | 1522 | 9.4 | 1252 | 20.5 | |
Religion | |||||
Muslim | 8961 | 62.5 | 3458 | 61.0 | |
Christian | 4330 | 28.6 | 1681 | 28.5 | |
Animist/others | 1426 | 8.6 | 635 | 10.4 | |
Missing
|
41
|
0.2
|
6
|
0.1
| |
Wealth index | |||||
Poorest | 2475 | 17.7 | 940 | 17.1 | |
Poor | 2747 | 19.3 | 1058 | 19.0 | |
Middle | 2900 | 19.6 | 1032 | 18.1 | |
Richer | 3160 | 20.4 | 1182 | 19.3 | |
Richest | 3476 | 23.1 | 1568 | 26.4 | |
Place of residence | |||||
Urban | 4385 | 25.2 | 1967 | 29.2 | |
Rural | 10,373 | 74.8 | 3813 | 70.8 | |
Working year-round | |||||
Yes | 3081 | 20.0 | 2133 | 36.8 | |
No | 11,632 | 79.7 | 3633 | 62.9 | |
Missing
|
45
|
0.3
|
14
|
0.3
| |
Media exposureb
| |||||
Low (0–1) | 6165 | 42.2 | 998 | 18.3 | |
Middle (2–3) | 6271 | 42.1 | 3053 | 53.3 | |
High (4–6) | 2258 | 15.4 | 1715 | 28.2 | |
Missing
|
64
|
0.4
|
14
|
0.2
|
Variables | Women | Men | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N
| Proportion (%)a
|
N
| Proportion (%)a
| ||
Access/HIV knowledge
b
| |||||
Know a place to get tested | No | 3345 | 24.3 | 1295 | 24.6 |
Yes | 11,400 | 75.6 | 4481 | 75.3 | |
Missing | 13 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | |
HIV knowledge score | Low | 4888 | 34.2 | 1731 | 31.8 |
Medium | 4881 | 34.6 | 1588 | 26.8 | |
High | 4867 | 30.4 | 2440 | 40.9 | |
Missing
|
122
|
0.8
|
21
|
0.4
| |
Sexual behavior | |||||
Lifetime number of sexual partners | 1 | 11,026 | 75.4 | 1169 | 21.4 |
2 | 2812 | 18.7 | 1454 | 26.0 | |
3 or more | 904 | 5.8 | 3121 | 51.9 | |
Missing
|
16
|
0.1
|
36
|
0.7
| |
Personal stigma | |||||
If a relative would become HIV positive, willing to share his/her infection status | No (stigma) | 10,894 | 73.9 | 3193 | 57.6 |
Yes | 3860 | 26.1 | 2587 | 42.4 | |
Missing
|
4
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
| |
Willing to care for an HIV positive relative in their own house | No (stigma) | 2314 | 16.5 | 473 | 9.3 |
Yes | 12,443 | 83.5 | 5307 | 90.7 | |
Missing
|
1
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
| |
Believes that an HIV positive female teacher (without symptoms) should teach | No (stigma) | 5466 | 38.9 | 1917 | 35.4 |
Yes | 9292 | 61.1 | 3862 | 64.4 | |
Missing
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
0.0
| |
Willing to buy food from an HIV positive vendor | No (stigma) | 9402 | 64.8 | 3078 | 56.2 |
Yes | 5355 | 35.2 | 2694 | 43.6 | |
Missing
|
1
|
0.0
|
8
|
0.1
|
HIV testing uptake
Individual-level determinants of HIV testing uptake
Variables | Women (N = 14,373) | Men (N = 5680) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Univariate | Multivariable | Univariate | Multivariable | ||
PRa (95% CI) | PRa (95% CI) | PRa (95% CI) | PRa (95% CI) | ||
Socio-demographic | |||||
Age groups | |||||
15–24 | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | |
25–34 |
1.06 (1.01–1.11)
|
0.87 (0.83–0.92)
|
1.21 (1.07–1.35)
|
1.20 (1.06–1. 35)
| |
>35 |
0.69 (0.65–0.74)
|
0.61 (0.57–0.66)
|
0.80 (0.71–0.90)
| 0.99 (0.86–1.14) | |
Education | |||||
No school | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | |
Primary |
1.80 (1.70–1.90)
|
1.16 (1.10–1.23)
|
2.22 (1.96–2.51)
|
1. 35 (1.18–1.54)
| |
Secondary/higher |
2.53 (2.42–2.65)
|
1.29 (1.21–1.37)
|
4.83 (4.39–5.31)
|
2. 01 (1.76–2.30)
| |
Number of children ever born | |||||
0 | Referent | Referent | Not applicable | ||
1–2 |
1.33 (1.23–1.43)
|
1.63 (1.51–1.75)
| |||
3+ | 0.93 (0.86–1.00) |
1.78 (1.63–1.94)
| |||
Marital status | |||||
In Union | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | |
Single |
1.24 (1.17–1.32)
| 0.95 (0.89–1.01) |
1.35 (1.23–1.49)
| 0.95 (0.86–1.06) | |
Religion | |||||
Muslim | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | |
Christian |
1.28 (1.22–1.34)
|
1.09 (1.05–1.14)
|
1.49 (1.36–1.62)
|
1.11 (1.03–1.20)
| |
Animist/others |
0.72 (0.64–0.80)
| 0.99 (0.89–1.11) |
0.49 (0.38–0.62)
|
0.79 (0.63–1.00)
| |
Wealth index | |||||
Poorest | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | |
Poorer |
1.33 (1.19–1.48)
|
1.26 (1.13–1.40)
|
1.37 (1.04–1.81)
| 1.12 (0.85–1.47) | |
Middle |
1.48 (1.33–1.64)
|
1.30 (1.18–1.44)
|
2.02 (1.56–2.62)
|
1.50 (1.16–1.94)
| |
Richer |
1.88 (1.70–2.08)
|
1.44 (1.31–1.59)
|
3.23 (2.54–4.12)
|
1.91 (1.48–2.46)
| |
Richest |
3.28 (3.00–3.60)
|
1.57 (1.41–1.76)
|
6.69 (5.33–8.40)
|
1.90 (1.45–2.49)
| |
Place of residence | |||||
Urban | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | |
Rural |
0.44 (0.42–0.46)
|
0.75 (0.71–0.80)
|
0.34 (0.31–0.37)
| 0.90 (0.80–1.01) | |
Working year-round | |||||
Yes | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | |
No |
0.62 (0.59–0.65)
|
0.90 (0.86–0.94)
|
0.48 (0.44–0.53)
|
0.86 (0.79–0.94)
| |
Media exposure | |||||
Low | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | |
Middle |
1.39 (1.31–1.47)
|
1.13 (1.07–1.20)
|
1.66 (1.37–2.03)
|
1.23 (1.01–1.49)
| |
High |
2.52 (2.38–2.67)
|
1.21 (1.13–1.30)
|
4.9 (4.06–5.93)
|
1.49 (1.20–1.84)
| |
HIV knowledge | |||||
Low (1–3) | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | |
Medium (4–5) |
1.56 (1.46–1.66)
|
1.31 (1.23–1.39)
|
1.55 (1.32–1.82)
|
1.18 (1.00–1.38)
| |
High (6–7) |
2.10 (1.98–2.23)
|
1.45 (1.37–1.54)
|
3.22 (2.81–3.68)
|
1.29 (1.12–1.49)
| |
Sexual behavior | |||||
Lifetime sexual partners | |||||
1 | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | |
2 |
1.25 (1.19–1.32)
|
1.09 (1.04–1.14)
| 1.12 (0.96–1.31) | 1.06 (0.93–1.22) | |
3 and + |
1.71 (1.60–1.82)
|
1.18 (1.11–1.25)
|
1.59 (1.40–1.80)
|
1.22 (1.08–1.37)
| |
Stigma-related questions | |||||
Willing to share a relative’s HIV infection status | |||||
No (stigma) | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | |
Yes |
0.94 (0.89–0.99)
|
0.93 (0.89–0.98)
|
1.33 (1.22–1.45)
| 1.06 (0.98–1.14) | |
Willing to care for an infected relative | |||||
No (stigma) | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | |
Yes |
1.94 (1.78–2.12)
|
1.24 (1.14–1.36)
|
2.68 (2.06–3.48)
| 0.99 (0.73–1.34) | |
Believe female teacher infected with HIV should teach | |||||
No (stigma) | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | |
Yes |
1.91 (1.80–2.01)
|
1.16 (1.09–1.24)
|
2.97 (2.60–3.40)
|
1.32 (1.14–1.54)
| |
Willing to buy food from an infected vendor | |||||
No (stigma) | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | |
Yes |
2.13 (2.04–2.23)
|
1.36 (1.29–1.43)
|
2.97 (2.68–3.29)
|
1.38 (1.23–1.56)
|
Community-level determinants of HIV testing uptake
Variable0073 | Women (N = 14,373) | Men (N = 5680) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Model 1a
| Model 2a
| Model 1a
| Model 2a
| |
PR (95% CI) | PR (95% CI) | PR (95% CI) | PR (95% CI) | |
Community with higher HIV prevalence | 0.97 (0.93–1.02) | 1.00 (0.96–1.05) | 1.06 (0.97–1.16) | 1.06 (0.97–1.16) |
Community with higher knowledge of place to get tested |
1.43 (1.36–1.50)
|
1.41 (1.34–1.48)
| 1.01 (0.92–1.10) | 1.01 (0.93–1.11) |
Community with lower HIV/AIDS knowledge | 0.96 (0.91–1.00) | 1.01 (0.96–1.06) | 1.03 (0.94–1.13) | 1.04 (0.95–1.14) |
Community more willing to share a relative’s infection HIV status | 1.02 (0.98–1.06) | 1.01 (0.97–1.06) | 0.97 (0.89–1.05) | 0.97 (0.89–1.06) |
Community believing female teacher infected with HIV should teach |
1.18 (1.07–1.30)
| 1.01 (0.92–1.12) | 0.84 (0.68–1.04) | 0.81 (0.64–1.04) |
Community more willing to buy food from an infected vendor |
2.17 (1.39–3.36)
|
2.06 (1.31–3.24)
| 0.83 (0.55–1.24) | 0.91 (0.57–1.43) |
Community with more educated respondents |
1.17 (1.10–1.25)
| 1.01 (0.94–1.08) |
1.24 (1.09–1.41)
|
1.23 (1.07–1.41)
|
Community with higher proportion of respondents not working year-round |
0.82 (0.77–0.87)
|
0.90 (0.84–0.96)
| 0.90 (0.79–1.03) | 0.95 (0.82–1.10) |
Community with more respondents in the highest wealth quintile |
1.29 (1.21–1.38)
|
1.18 (1.10–1.27)
| 1.10 (0.95–1.26) | 1.00 (0.85–1.17) |
Community with higher media exposure |
1.22 (1.15–1.30)
|
1.11 (1.03–1.19)
| 1.12 (0.97–1.28) | 1.06 (0.91–1.22) |