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Table 4 The proportion of the population surveyed within CHIEDZA who have heard of, been offered and ever taken PrEP

From: Awareness, access to and uptake of HIV prevention interventions among youth in Zimbabwe: a population-based survey

Characteristic

Overall,

N = 17,683 (100%)1

Non- Eligible Population

N = 10,783 (62%)1

PrEP Eligible Population4

N = 6900 (38%)1

p-value2

Heard of PrEP

(N = 17683)

2060 (11.3%)

1093 (9.9%)

967 (13.5%)

< 0.001

Offered PrEP if heard of PrEP

(N = 2060)

235 (11.2%)

69 (6.3%)

166 (17.0%)

< 0.001

Ever taken PrEP if offered PrEP

(N = 234)

118 (50.5%)

18 (27.0%)

100 (60.7%)

< 0.001

  1. 1. Percentages weighted for clustering
  2. 2. chi-squared test with Rao & Scott’s second-order correction
  3. 3. Pre-exposure prophylaxis
  4. 4. Participants meeting one or more of the following criteria: more than one partner in the last 12 months, ever been pregnant, ever been treated for an STI, received payment or goods for sex in the last 12 months, known to be HIV negative in a serodiscordant relationship, ever taken HIV post exposure prophylaxis.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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