Table 1
Characteristics of study participants.
| CHARACTERISTICS | AWARENESS OF PRE‑EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS | ENDORSEMENT OF PRE‑EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS USE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | AWARE | NOT AWARE | P‑VALUE | OVERALL | ENDORSED | NOT ENDORSED | P‑VALUE | |
| (N = 8,268) | (N = 522) | (N = 7,746) | (N = 8,185) | (N = 439) | (N = 7,746) | |||
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| 15–19 | 4,599 (55.3) | 222 (38.8) | 4,377 (56.5) | < 0.001 | 4,570 (54.2) | 193 (41.5) | 4,377 (56.5) | < 0.001 |
| 20–24 | 3,669 (44.7) | 300 (61.2) | 3,369 (43.5) | 3,615 (42.9) | 246 (58.5) | 3,369 (43.5) | ||
| Gender | ||||||||
| Female | 5,852 (71.0) | 158 (32.4) | 2,258 (28.8) | 0.219 | 2,397 (29.1) | 139 (33.6) | 2,258 (28.8) | 0.099 |
| Male | 2,416 (29.0) | 364 (67.6) | 5,488 (71.2) | 5,788 (70.9) | 300 (66.4) | 5,488 (71.2) | ||
| Education | ||||||||
| No education | 780 (9.9) | 46 (8.4) | 734 (10.0) | 0.291 | 772 (9.9) | 38 (8.2) | 734 (10.0) | 0.299 |
| Primary education or higher | 7,488 (90.1) | 476 (91.6) | 7,012 (90.0) | 7,413 (89.1) | 401 (91.8) | 7,012 (90.0) | ||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Never married | 5,655 (66.5) | 316 (57.0) | 5,339 (67.2) | < 0.001 | 5,608 (66.7) | 269 (58.5) | 5,339 (67.2) | 0.005 |
| Married/living together | 2,294 (29.6) | 177 (37.4) | 2,117 (29.0) | 2,263 (29.4) | 146 (36.6) | 2,117 (29.0) | ||
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 319 (3.9) | 29 (5.6) | 290 (3.8) | 314 (3.9) | 24 (4.8) | 290 (3.8) | ||
| Residence | ||||||||
| Urban | 2,886 (34.9) | 202 (41.6) | 2,684 (34.4) | 0.010 | 2,852 (34.7) | 168 (39.5) | 2,684 (34.4) | 0.094 |
| Rural | 5,382 (65.1) | 320 (58.4) | 5,062 (65.6) | 5,333 (65.3) | 271 (60.5) | 5,062 (65.6) | ||
| Wealth quantile | ||||||||
| Lowest | 1,172 (15.4) | 60 (12.1) | 1,112 (15.7) | 0.006 | 1,162 (15.5) | 50 (12.4) | 1,112 (15.7) | 0.113 |
| Second | 1,428 (17.9) | 74 (13.7) | 1,354 (18.2) | 1,423 (18.1) | 69 (15.6) | 1,354 (18.2) | ||
| Middle | 1,741 (19.8) | 111 (19.7) | 1,630 (19.8) | 1,725 (19.8) | 95 (21.0) | 1,630 (19.8) | ||
| Fourth | 1,841 (22.4) | 116 (23.2) | 1,725 (22.3) | 1,815 (22.3) | 90 (20.8) | 1,725 (22.3) | ||
| Highest | 2,086 (24.5) | 161 (31.1) | 1,925 (24.0) | 2,060 (24.3) | 135 (30.1) | 1,925 (24.0) | ||
| Tested for HIV and received results | ||||||||
| No | 4,104 (48.1) | 180 (30.3) | 3,924 (49.4) | < 0.001 | 4,078 (48.4) | 154 (31.7) | 3,924 (49.4) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 4,164 (51.9) | 342 (69.7) | 3,822 (50.6) | 4,107 (51.6) | 285 (68.3) | 3,822 (50.6) | ||
| Knowledge of HIV prevention | ||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 4.6 (1.5) | 4.6 (1.5) | 4.8 (1.3) | 0.002 | 4.6 (1.5) | 4.6 (4.6) | 4.8 (1.3) | 0.012 |
[i] HIV means human immunodeficiency virus.
Table 2
Factors associated with PrEP awareness among adolescents and young adults in Tanzania, 2022.
| CHARACTERISTICS | AWARENESS | BIVARIATE ANALYSIS | MULTIVARIABLE ANALYSIS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | OR (95% CI) | P‑VALUE | aOR (95% CI) | P‑VALUE | |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 15–19 | 222 (4.9) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| 20–24 | 300 (9.5) | 2.05 (1.65–2.54) | < 0.001 | 1.47 (1.13–1.90) | 0.004 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 158 (7.7) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Female | 364 (6.6) | 0.84 (0.64–1.11) | 0.219 | 0.66 (0.50–0.88) | 0.005 |
| Education | |||||
| No education | 46 (5.9) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Primary education or higher | 476 (7.1) | 1.22 (0.84–1.77) | 0.294 | 1.15 (0.78–1.70) | 0.294 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Never married | 316 (5.9) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Married/living together | 177 (8.8) | 1.52 (1.20–1.93) | < 0.001 | 1.15 (0.86–1.55) | 0.344 |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 29 (9.8) | 1.71 (1.06–2.76) | 0.028 | 1.21 (0.72–2.03) | 0.467 |
| Residence | |||||
| Urban | 202 (8.3) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Rural | 320 (6.2) | 0.74 (0.56–0.94) | 0.013 | 0.72 (0.60–0.99) | 0.049 |
| Wealth quantile | |||||
| Lowest | 60 (5.5) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Second or higher | 462 (7.2) | 1.34 (0.98–1.83) | 0.064 | 1.12 (0.81–1.55) | 0.482 |
| Tested for HIV and received results | |||||
| No | 180 (4.4) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Yes | 342 (9.3) | 2.25 (1.77–2.86) | < 0.001 | 1.88 (1.38–2.56) | < 0.001 |
| Knowledge of HIV prevention | 1.12 (1.03–1.22) | 0.008 | 1.04 (0.95–1.14) | 0.379 | |
[i] N indicates the number of people. Ref. indicates the reference category. HIV means human immune deficiency virus; OR means odds ratio; aOR means adjusted odds ratio; CI means confidence interval.
Table 3
Predictors of PrEP use endorsement among adolescents and young adults in Tanzania, 2022.
| CHARACTERISTICS | ENDORSEMENT OF USE | BIVARIATE ANALYSIS | MULTIVARIABLE ANALYSIS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | OR (95% CI) | P‑VALUE | aOR (95% CI) | P‑VALUE | |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 15–19 | 193 (4.3) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| 20–24 | 246 (7.6) | 1.84 (1.45–2.33) | < 0.001 | 1.34 (1.00–1.80) | 0.048 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 139 (6.6) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Female | 300 (5.4) | 0.80 (0.61–1.04) | 0.099 | 0.64 (0.47–0.86) | 0.004 |
| Education | |||||
| No education | 38 (4.7) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Primary education or higher | 401 (5.8) | 1.25 (0.82–1.90) | 0.301 | 1.18 (0.77–1.81) | 0.431 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Never married | 269 (5.0) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Married/living together | 146 (7.2) | 1.45 (1.14–1.84) | 0.002 | 1.14 (0.85–1.53) | 0.390 |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 24 (7.1) | 1.44 (0.85–2.44) | 0.171 | 1.08 (0.61–1.90) | 0.788 |
| Residence | |||||
| Urban | 168 (6.5) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Rural | 271 (5.3) | 0.80 (0.62–1.04) | 0.098 | 0.84 (0.64–1.11) | 0.221 |
| Wealth quantile | |||||
| Lowest | 50 (4.6) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Second or higher | 389 (6.0) | 1.31 (0.93–1.86) | 0.125 | 1.13 (0.79–1.63) | 0.492 |
| Tested for HIV and received results | |||||
| No | 154 (3.8) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Yes | 285 (7.6) | 2.10 (1.61–2.73) | < 0.001 | 1.87 (1.33–2.63) | < 0.001 |
| Knowledge of HIV prevention | 1.11 (1.02–1.21) | 0.019 | 1.04 (0.94–1.14) | 0.456 | |
[i] N indicates the number of people. Ref. indicated reference category. HIV means human immune deficiency virus; OR means odds ratio; aOR means adjusted odds ratio; CI means confidence interval.