TABLE 1.

Characteristics of Women Screened for mWACH-PrEP and Women Who Initiated PrEP Before mWACh-PrEP,a,b by Enrollment, Kusumu County, Kenya

Screened for mWAChInitiated PrEP Before mWACh (n=166)
Enrolled (n=190)Ineligible or Declineda (n=144)P ValuebP Valuec
Age, years, median (IQR)25 (22–30)23 (20–27)<.00124 (21–28).006
Age category, No. (%)
<18 years3 (1.6%)9 (6.3%).0411 (6.6%).06
18–24 years89 (46.8%)80 (55.6%)77 (46.4%)
25–29 years46 (24.2%)28 (19.4%)47 (28.3%)
30–34 years38 (20.0%)18 (12.5%)22 (13.3%)
≥35 years14 (7.4%)9 (6.3%)9 (5.4%)
Client recruitment clinic, No. (%)
Antenatal care78 (41.1%)63 (43.8%).8480 (48.2%).19
Postnatal care95 (50.0%)70 (48.6%)78 (47.0%)
Family planning17 (9.0%)11 (7.6%)8 (4.8%)
Married, No. (%)171 (90.0%)125 (86.8%).36134 (81.2%).02
Male partner HIV status, No. (%)
HIV-negative89 (46.8%)55 (38.2%).0475 (45.5%).81
HIV-positive19 (10.0%)8 (5.6%)14 (8.5%)
Unknown823 (43.2%)81 (56.3%)76 (46.1%)
Gestational age, years, median (IQR)25 (20–28)26.5 (20–32.5).2524.5 (20–32).51
First antenatal care visit, No. (%)24 (34.3%)16 (27.6%).4238 (52.1%).03
Behavioral risk factors (last 6 months), No. (%)
Had sex without a condom187 (98.4%)144 (100.0%).13164 (98.8%).77
Exchanged sex for money or other favors0 (0.0%)2 (1.4%).101 (0.6%).28
Diagnosed with or treated for a sexually transmitted infection1 (0.5%)2 (1.4%).410 (0.0%).35
Forced to have sex against will5 (2.6%)4 (2.8%).938 (4.8%).27
Experienced intimate partner violence4 (2.1%)3 (2.1%).998 (4.8%).16
  • Abbreviations: mWACh, Mobile WACh; PrEP, pr-exposure prophylaxis.

  • a Overall, 3 women were eligible for mWACh-PrEP and declined participation; 141 women were ineligible.

  • b Chi-sqared tests for proportions or Kruskal-Wallis tests for continuous measures, comparing women who were eligible and enrolled with women who were ineligible/declined among those screened for mWACh-PrEP.

  • c Chi-sqared tests for proportions or Kruskal-Wallis tests for continuous measures, comparing women who were eligible and enrolled with women who initiated PrEP in the month before mWACh-PrEP implementation.