Table 3

Subgroup analyses of linkage to confirmatory testing, PrEP and VMMC and reports of new HIV diagnosis

Paid distributor armCommunity-led armUnadjustedAdjustedInteraction p value*
n/n%n/n%OR95% CIOR
p value
OR95% CIOR
p value
Self-reported linkage by gender
 Male218/64533.8217/557391.26(0.88 to 1.81)0.201.28(0.87 to 1.88)0.210.02
 Female143/86316.6101/672150.84(0.57 to 1.24)0.390.82(0.54 to 1.23)0.34
Self-reported linkage by age
 Under 25 years148/41136118/33934.80.93(0.62 to 1.38)0.710.84(0.54 to 1.30)0.440.1
 25 years and older213/109519.5200/89022.51.17(0.84 to 1.65)0.351.19(0.82 to 1.74)0.36
Self-reported linkage by hunger level
 Little-to-no household hunger143/64122.3120/49324.31.09(0.74 to 1.62)0.661.05(0.69 to 1.58)0.830.8
 Moderate household hunger127/51724.6119/43127.61.14(0.76 to 1.70)0.531.12(0.74 to 1.72)0.59
 Severe household hunger82/30926.569/26326.20.99(0.62 to 1.58)0.970.97(0.59 to 1.59)0.90
Self-reported linkage by educational attainment
 Primary completed or less110/57619.188/39522.31.09(0.72 to 1.66)0.681.14(0.73 to 1.79)0.560.9
 Some secondary school104/37628.390/29130.91.11(0.73 to 1.71)0.631.01(0.64 to 1.61)0.96
 Secondary school completed or higher147/56526140/54325.81(0.68 to 1.45)0.991.03(0.68 to 1.54)0.90
Self-reported linkage by religion
 Non apostolic211/83925.2201/76826.21.05(0.75 to 1.48)0.771(0.69 to 1.46)0.980.5
 Apostolic150/66922.4117/46125.41.13(0.78 to 1.66)0.521.14(0.75 to 1.72)0.54
Proportion of individuals reporting a new HIV diagnosis by gender
 Male85/24903.491/25803.5%1.04(0.66 to 1.65)0.861.06(0.67 to 1.67)0.811
 Female112/29773.8120/31033.9%1.01(0.65 to 1.55)0.981.06(0.69 to 1.63)0.79
Proportion of individuals reporting a new HIV diagnosis by age
 Under 25 years29/17201.7%37/17212.2%1.26(0.69 to 2.30)0.461.32(0.71 to 2.45)0.380.3
 25 years and older168/37444.5%174/39574.4%0.97(0.65 to 1.46)0.890.99(0.66 to 1.48)0.97
Proportion of individuals reporting a new HIV diagnosis by hunger level
 Little-to-no household hunger69/23612.975/25792.9%0.99(0.62 to 1.59)0.971(0.62 to 1.60)0.980.9
 Moderate household hunger73/17904.180/18624.3%1.06(0.67 to 1.69)0.791.07(0.67 to 1.71)0.78
 Severe household hunger47/11074.349/9944.9%1.15(0.67 to 1.95)0.611.15(0.67 to 1.96)0.61
Proportion of individuals reporting a new HIV diagnosis by educational attainment
 Primary completed or less87/23383.782/20384.0%1.05(0.66 to 1.67)0.841.07(0.67 to 1.69)0.790.9
 Some secondary school45/13673.353/14413.7%1.08(0.63 to 1.83)0.791.12(0.66 to 1.89)0.69
 Secondary school completed or higher65/17623.776/22043.5%0.97(0.60 to 1.58)0.901.01(0.62 to 1.64)0.96
Proportion of individuals reporting a new HIV diagnosis by religion
 Non-apostolic114/32613.5134/36283.7%1.04(0.68 to 1.60)0.861.05(0.69 to 1.61)0.830.9
 Apostolic83/22063.877/20553.8%1(0.63 to 1.60)11.07(0.68 to 1.70)0.76
  • *Interaction p value calculated for adjusted models only.