Table 3

Bivariate association between couple and invitation characteristics and couples’ testing accounting for clustering within INAs and INLs

All couplesCouples not testedCouples testedOR95% CIp Value
N%N%N%
Couple characteristics
Age of man (mean, SD)33.259.0333.168.9934.619.431.011.011.02<0.001
Age of woman (mean, SD)27.127.7527.037.7228.608.151.021.021.03<0.001
Relationship of couple
 Not cohabiting52751850581921713Ref
 Cohabiting236648222161811503871.581.381.81<0.001
Years of relationship (mean, SD)6.276.426.226.357.187.381.021.011.03<0.001
Number of children (mean, SD)2.042.162.042.162.062.121.010.991.030.29
Invitation characteristics
Invitee (1st contact)
 Woman89343184263150830Ref
 Couple856730797229595351.241.081.430.002
 Man11467401085140616360.910.811.030.13
Who initiated contact?
 INA26620932510393151789Ref
 Couple527247525231.711.342.18<0.001
 Man877381136641.180.881.580.26
 Woman690262426641.591.202.100.001
Relationship to INA
 Just met/unknown1968868187496993955Ref
 Co-worker287126911811.350.892.060.16
 Family1697615256172102.081.752.49<0.001
 Social acquaintance (neighbour, friend, church member)718625660124585341.641.431.87<0.001
Place of invitation
 Community98283493393548929Ref
 Couple home15460541453254928551.411.231.61<0.001
 INA home1636614615175102.251.872.71<0.001
 Couple or INA work181261702611061.210.971.510.09
Public endorsement
 No18148631708063106862Ref
 Yes10715371006637649381.040.921.170.53
Delivering invitation
 Difficult/somewhat difficult3030102912651180.4Ref
 Easy25860891599352426199.51.601.331.93<0.001
Mobile unit present at time of invitation
 No1426849137135090953Ref
 Yes14622511367950818471.120.891.390.33
Neighbourhood of invitation
 Neighbourhood 11370547129114779446Ref
 Neighbourhood 215414531448153933540.970.791.180.74
  • Community: church/mosque, clinic, market, street/public place, social gathering.

  • INA, influential network agent; INL, influential network leader.