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Table 2 A percentage comparison of uptake of pre-ARV care in the control and intervention arm stratified for different categories of the baseline characteristics in Iganga district (reference = control arm)

From: A Single-Blind randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of extended counseling on uptake of pre-antiretroviral care in eastern uganda

Variable

Control

(N = 200)

Intervention

(N = 200)

p-value ratio

Crude risk (95% CI)

(MH risk ratios)

Recruitment Centre

Centre 1 (Busesa)

36.0

68.0

0.003

1.9 (1.3-2.9)

1.8 (1.4-2.1)

Centre 2 (Iganga)

39.0

68.0

<0.001

1.7 (1.3-2.3)

 

Centre3 (Kiyunga)

40.0

66.0

0.013

1.7 (1.1-2.5)

 

Sex

Male

30.1

64.3

<0.001

2.1 (1.4-3.2)

1.7 (1.4-2.1)

Female

43.3

69.2

<0.001

1.6 (1.3-2.0)

 

Age group

18-24

41.0

65.5

0.050

1.5 (1.1-2.5)

1.8 (1.4-2.2)

25-34

35.1

64.7

0.002

1.8 (1.2-2.7)

 

35-44

44.8

71.4

0.006

1.6 (1.2-2.2)

 

45-70

32.6

68.1

0.002

2.0 (1.3-3.3)

 

Education

Low education

40.0

69.5

<0.001

1.7 (1.4-2.2)

1.8 (1.4-2.2)

High education

35.7

63.8

0.001

1.8 (1.3-2.6)

 

Marital status

Unmarried

39.0

68.5

<0.001

1.8 (1.3-2.4)

1.8 (1.4-2.1)

Married

38.1

66.9

<0.001

1.8 (1.4-2.3)

 

Marriage status

Monogamous

35.5

65.3

0.001

1.8 (1.3-2.7)

1.8 (1.4-2.3)

Polygamous

39.0

68.9

<0.001

1.8 (1.3-2.4)

 

Occupation

Farmer

40.3

65.0

<0.001

1.6 (1.3-2.1)

1.8 (1.4-2.1)

Trader

39.6

72.5

0.003

1.8 (1.2-2.7)

 

Salary earner

22.2

75.0

0.008

3.4 (1.4-8.3)

 

Religion

Christians

43.6

75.0

<0.001

1.7 (1.4-2.2)

1.7 (1.4-2.1)

Muslims

31.3

50.0

0.024

1.6 (1.1-2.4)

 

Pre-ARV awareness

   Aware

60.7

86.4

0.002

1.4 (1.1-1.8)

1.6 (1.3-2.0)

   Not aware

29.9

54.6

<0.001

1.8 (1.1-1.8)

 

Overall analysis

38.5

67.5

0.001

1.8 (1.4-2.1)