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Table 4 HTC uptake and HIV prevalence among household members encountered at home who were not known to be HIV positive

From: Effect and cost of two successive home visits to increase HIV testing coverage: a prospective study in Lesotho, Southern Africa

 

Na

HTC uptake %

OR (95%CI)

p-value

Tested HIV+ (%)

OR (95%CI)

p-value

Women ≥15 years

6110

84.2

  

4.2

  

 Never tested

1499

81.3

Ref

 

4.3

  

 < 12 months ago

2903

82.2

1.06 (0.90–1.25)

0.46

3.1

0.72 (0.50–1.03)

0.07

 ≥ 12 months ago

1677

91.2

2.37 (1.92–2.94)

< 0.001

6.0

1.42 (1.00–2.01)

0.05

Men ≥15 years

3130

83.5

  

4.0

  

 Never tested

1188

82.0

Ref

 

4.6

  

 < 12 months ago

901

77.8

0.77 (0.62–0.96)

0.02

2.7

0.58 (0.33–0.99)

0.05

 ≥ 12 months ago

1016

91.2

2.29 (1.76–2.98)

< 0.001

4.4

0.96 (0.62–1.48)

0.84

Children < 15 years

4314

88.5

  

0.6

  

 Never tested

2650

89.3

Ref

 

0.8

  

 < 12 months ago

863

85.1

0.68 (0.55–0.85)

0.001

0

 

 ≥ 12 months ago

769

91.0

1.20 (0.91–1.56)

0.20

0.3

0.35 (0.08–1.53)

0.16

  1. aFrom the total number, time since last HIV test was missing for 31 women, 25 men, and 32 children