Table 2 Univariate log-binomial regression analyses exploring predictors of women’s preference for clinician-collection versus self-collection of genital specimens
Variable | Overall Number (Percent) of women who prefer self-collection N = 199 | Women who prefer clinician-collection n = 136 | Women who prefer self-collection n = 63 | Relative Risk (95% CI) for preference of clinician versus self-collection | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) or Number (Percent) | Median (IQR) or Number (Percent) | ||||
Age (years) | 38.2 (9.7) | 36.4 (9.1) | 0.99 (0.97–1.0) | 0.25 | |
Age at first sex (years) | 16.6 (2.2) | 17.4 (2.4) | 1.10 (1.02–1.19) | 0.02 | |
Parity | |||||
Nulliparous | 44% | 9 (7%) | 7 (11%) | Reference | |
Ever pregnant | 31% | 127 (93%) | 56 (89%) | 0.71 (0.39–1.28) | 0.26 |
Education | |||||
8 years and less | 27% | 79 (58%) | 29 (46%) | Reference | |
v > 8 years | 37% | 57 (42%) | 34 (54%) | 1.39 (0.92–2.10) | 0.11 |
Marital status | |||||
Never married | 30% | 55 (40%) | 24 (38%) | Reference | |
Ever married | 33% | 81 (60%) | 39 (62%) | 1.07 (0.70–1.63) | 0.75 |
HIV status | |||||
HIV-negative | 35% | 64 (47%) | 35 (56%) | Reference | |
HIV-positive | 28% | 72 (53%) | 28 (44%) | 0.79 (0.52–1.20) | 0.27 |
Religion | |||||
Christian | 122 (90%) | 54 (86%) | Reference | ||
Muslim | 18 (9) | 8 (13%) | 1.45 (0.83–2.54) | 0.20 | |
Othera | 5 (3) | 1 (2%) | 0.65 (0.11–3.82) | 0.64 | |