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Table 4 Uni/multi-variable analyses of characteristics associated with invited to participate in DREAMS, Nairobi and uMkhanyakude

From: Awareness and uptake of layered HIV prevention programming for young women: analysis of population-based surveys in three DREAMS settings in Kenya and South Africa

Characteristics of AGYW

Nairobi

uMkhanyakude

cOR

95% CI

p (LRT)

aOR

95% CI

p (LRT)

cOR

95% CI

p (LRT)

aOR

95% CI

p (LRT)

Agea

 13/15–17

1

     

1

  

1

  

 18–22

0.5

0.4–0.6

< 0.001

   

0.3

0.3–0.4

< 0.001

0.5

0.4–0.6

< 0.001

Marital status

 Never/previously married

1

  

1

        

 Currently married

0.3

0.2–0.4

< 0.001

0.4

0.3–0.7

< 0.001

      

Urban or rural

 Rural

      

1

  

1

  

 Peri-urban/urban

      

0.6

0.5–0.7

< 0.001

0.6

0.5–0.7

< 0.001

Currently in school

 No

1

  

1

  

1

  

1

  

 Yes

2.6

2.0–3.3

< 0.001

1.7

1.3–2.4

< 0.001

3.8

2.9–5.1

< 0.001

1.9

1.4–2.7

< 0.001

Employment

 No

1

  

1

        

 Yes (in last month)

0.4

0.3–0.6

< 0.001

0.5

0.4–0.8

0.003

      

Household poverty

 Very poor

1

 

0.05 for trend

         

 Moderately poor

0.8

0.6–1.1

         

 Not poor

0.6

0.3–1.0

         

Socio-economic status

 Low

      

1

  

1

  

 Middle

      

0.7

0.6–0.9

 

0.7

0.6–0.9

 

 High

      

0.7

0.5–0.9

< 0.001

0.6

0.5–0.8

0.001

Food insecureb

 No

1

  

1

  

1

  

1

  

 Yes

2.0

1.5–2.6

< 0.001

2.0

1.5–2.7

< 0.001

0.5

0.4–0.7

< 0.001

0.6

0.5–0.8

< 0.001

Ever had sex

 No

1

     

1

     

 Yes

0.4

0.3–0.5

< 0.001

   

0.4

0.3–0.5

< 0.001

   

Ever pregnant

 No

1

     

1

  

1

  

 Yes

0.4

0.3–0.5

< 0.001

   

0.4

0.3–0.5

< 0.001

0.8

0.6–1.0

0.07

Sexually exploitedc

            

 No

1

 

0.6

         

 Yes

0.9

0.7–1.3

         

Transactional sex

 No

1

           

 Yes

0.7

0.3–1.5

0.3

         

Experienced violenced

 No

1

     

1

     

 Yes

1.0

0.8–1.2

0.8

   

1.2

1.0–1.5

0.04

   

Migrated since age 13

 No

      

1

     

 Yes

      

0.5

0.4–0.6

< 0.001

   
  1. Also investigated: Nairobi: migration (lived elsewhere for > 1 month in last 3 months), ever given birth, has at least 1 child, number of individual assets, number of household assets, 2+ classes behind at school
  2. Also investigated: uMkhanyakude: ever drank alcohol, cell phone use
  3. cOR Crude odds ratio, aOR Adjusted odds ratio, LRT Likelihood ratio test
  4. a Nairobi: 15–17 and 18–22 years; uMkhanyakude 13–17 and 18–22 years
  5. b Nairobi: Girl or household member went to sleep at night hungry because there was not enough food in past 4 weeks; uMkhanyakude: Ever skipped or reduced a meal
  6. c either reported someone made them have sex against their will in the last 12 months, or reported any of the following by a male in the last 12 months: touched in a sexual way when unwanted; tried to have sex with you but did not succeed; forced you to have sex when you did not want to; forced you to perform sexual acts when you did not want to
  7. d Nairobi: reported any of the following by a man in the past 12 months: humiliated; threatened to hurt or harm; insulted; pushed, shook, threw something; slapped; twisted arm or pulled hair; punched; kicked, dragged or beaten; tried to choke or burn; threatened to attack; attacked; unwanted sexual advances; attempted unwanted sex; forced sexual intercourse; forced sex acts. uMkhanyakude: Ever experienced any form of violence
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