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Table 2 Correlates of completing the 6-month “PrEP as a bridge to ART” strategy among couples in which the partner living with HIV initiated ART (n = 833)

From: Adherence to recommendations for ART and targeted PrEP use among HIV serodiscordant couples in East Africa: the “PrEP as a bridge to ART” strategy

  

Univariable

Multivariable

Characteristics

N (%) or Median (IQR)

95% CI

p-value

95% CI

p-value

Completed bridge to ART

436 (52)

    

Participant

 Female

142 (33)

0.8 (0.6, 1.1)

0.06

1.0 (0.7, 1.4)

0.90

 Age at screening (per 5 years)

30 (26, 38)

1.1 (1.0, 1.2)

0.007

1.1 (1.0, 1.3)

0.008

 Education (years)

8 (6, 12)

1.0 (0.9, 1.0)

0.18

1.0 (0.9, 1.0)

0.31

 Married to study partner

417 (96)

1.4 (0.7, 2.5)

0.35

  

 Number of children with study partner (per additional child)

0 (0,1)

0.9 (0.9, 1.0)

0.087

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

0.019

 Couple had been aware of discordance status for > 1 month

347 (80)

0.8 (0.6, 1.1)

0.18

0.9 (0.6,1.3)

0.43

 Probable depressiona [15]

35 (8)

0.6 (0.4, 1.0)

0.031

0.8 (0.5, 1.3)

0.42

 Desires children now or in future

325 (75)

1.0 (0.7, 1.4)

0.92

  

 Problematic alcohol consumptionb [16]

78 (18)

0.7 (0.5, 1.0)

0.072

0.8 (0.5, 1.1)

0.2

 Relationship satisfaction scorec [17]

26 (24, 28)

1.0 (1.0, 1.1)

0.62

  

 Learning that the partner has HIV while you do not was hard

–

0.8 (0.7, 0,9)

0.002

1.0 (0.8, 1.1)

0.52

 Discovery of discordance created challenges

–

0.8 (0.7, 0.9)

< 0.001

0.9 (0.7, 1.1)

0.28

 Managing serodiscordance well now

–

1.3 (1.1, 1.5)

0.011

1.1 (0.9, 1.4)

0.27

 PrEP makes sex safe from HIV

188 (43)

1.0 (0.8, 1.3)

0.93

  

 No fears nor concerns about daily PrEP

34 (8)

1.9 (1.2, 2.9)

0.007

1.5 (1.0, 2.4)

0.070

 Preference for HIV prevention

  Prefer partner start ARVs

76 (17)

Ref

 

Ref

 

  Prefer to use daily PrEP

360 (83)

1.4 (1.0, 2.0)

0.047

1.3 (0.9, 1.8)

0.15

 Had some perceived risk of getting HIV from partner

257 (59)

1.0 (0.8, 1.3)

0.91

  

 High risk sexual behaviord (sex + < 100% condom use)

2 (0, 5)

1.0 (1.0, 1.1)

0.058

  

Partner living with HIV

 Probable depressiona [15]

65 (15)

0.8 (0.5, 1.1)

0.13

0.8 (0.5, 1.2)

0.23

 Problematic alcohol consumptionb [16]

66 (15)

0.7 (0.5, 0.9)

0.015

0.8 (0.6, 1.2)

0.34

 PrEP makes sex safe from HIV

204 (47)

1.0 (0.7, 1.3)

0.81

  
  1. a Scoring an average of ≥ 1.75 on the Hopkins Depression Symptoms checklist was considered probable depression
  2. bA participant who provides a positive response to any one of the four Rapid Alcohol Problems Screen (RAPS4) questions is considered to have problematic alcohol consumption
  3. cThe relationship satisfaction score ranges from 0 to 40 with higher values indicating more satisfaction
  4. d The number of sexual acts without a condom during the past month
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