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Table 4 Final multivariate models of variables associated with testing uptake by country* (Adjusted OR and cluster adjusted confidence intervals)

From: Equity in HIV testing: evidence from a cross-sectional study in ten Southern African countries

Botswana

Adjusted OR

99%CIca for Adjusted OR

Male sex

0.70

0.56-0.87

Choice-disabled for condom use

0.58

0.34-0.99

Learned about HIV/AIDS from church

1.35

1.04-1.76

Learned about HIV/AIDS from clinic/health centre

2.84

1.68-4.82

Learned about HIV/AIDS from family

1.59

1.16-2.19

Talked often to others about HIV/AIDS

1.46

1.09-1.94

Lesotho

Adjusted OR

99%CIca for Adjusted OR

Learned about HIV/AIDS from print materials

1.49

1.06-2.11

Learned about HIV/AIDS from church

1.46

1.04-2.04

Learned about HIV/AIDS from clinic/health centre

2.06

1.27-3.34

Learned about HIV/AIDS from family

1.48

1.07-2.05

Talked often to others about HIV/AIDS

1.77

1.27-2.46

Feels telling people you are HIV positive helps

1.58

1.21-2.06

Knows that ARVs can help a person live longer

1.88

1.39-2.56

Malawi

Adjusted OR

99%CIca for Adjusted OR

16 - 39 years of age

1.78

1.27-2.49

Learned about HIV/AIDS from print materials

1.87

1.46-2.39

Learned about HIV/AIDS from clinic/health centre

2.25

1.19-4.24

Talked often to others about HIV/AIDS

1.60

1.14-2.25

Mozambique

Adjusted OR

99%CIca for Adjusted OR

16 - 39 years of age

1.67

1.13-2.47

Male sex

0.63

0.50-0.80

Secondary education or above

1.63

1.17-2.27

Learned about HIV/AIDS from television

1.73

1.25-2.40

Learned about HIV/AIDS from print materials

1.42

1.06-1.91

Learned about HIV/AIDS from clinic/heath centre

1.99

1.27-3.12

Talked often to others about HIV/AIDS

1.81

1.35-2.44

Knows that ARVs can help a person live longer

1.78

1.22-2.60

Namibia

Adjusted OR

99%CIca for Adjusted OR

Male sex

0.56

0.45-0.69

Learned about HIV/AIDS from television

1.51

1.18-1.94

Learned about HIV/AIDS from church

1.35

1.06-1.73

Learned about HIV/AIDS from clinic/heath centre

1.77

1.11-2.83

Talked often to others about HIV/AIDS

1.78

1.49-2.14

South Africa

Adjusted OR

99%CIca for Adjusted OR

Learned about HIV/AIDS from clinic/health centre

2.45

1.57-3.82

Learned about HIV/AIDS from family

1.73

1.21-2.48

Swaziland

Adjusted OR

99%CIca for Adjusted OR

Male sex

0.49

0.35-0.70

Learned about HIV/AIDS from clinic/health centre

3.39

2.00-5.72

Talked often to others about HIV/AIDS

1.48

1.16-1.90

Knows that ARVs can help a person live longer

1.91

1.32-2.75

Experienced partner violence

1.61

1.08-2.40

Tanzania

Adjusted OR

99%CIca for Adjusted OR

Secondary education or above

1.29

1.04-1.62

Learned about HIV/AIDS from clinic/health centre

2.00

1.49-2.69

Talked often to others about HIV/AIDS

1.56

1.12-2.15

Would tell someone if they were HIV positive

1.55

1.06-2.28

Knows that ARVs can help a person live longer

1.60

1.15-2.24

Zambia

Adjusted OR

99%CIca for Adjusted OR

Male sex

0.50

0.39-0.64

Learned about HIV/AIDS from print materials

1.59

1.21-2.09

Learned about HIV/AIDS from clinic/health centre

1.87

1.27-2.76

Would tell someone if they were HIV positive

1.82

1.21-2.74

Knows that ARVs can help a person live longer

1.81

1.24-2.63

Zimbabwe

Adjusted OR

99%CIca for Adjusted OR

Male sex

0.70

0.55-0.88

Secondary education or above

1.55

1.20-1.99

Learned about HIV/AIDS from clinic/health centre

1.83

1.28-2.63

Talked often to others about HIV/AIDS

1.57

1.23-1.99

  1. *variables in initial models: age, sex, education level, household income, urban/rural location, food security, condom use with non-regular partner, number of partners in the last year, condom choice-disability, experience of partner violence, feeling at risk for HIV, sources of information about HIV, discussing HIV/AIDS, would tell someone if they knew they were HIV positive, feeling HIV/AIDS is punishment for sinning, thinking those with HIV/AIDS should live apart from others, feeling that telling others you are HIV positive does not help, and knowledge that an HIV infected person live longer when taking ARVs