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Table 5 Decomposition changes in HIV testing among women aged 15–24 in the 2007–2008 and 2011–2012 THMISs

From: Factors associated with changes in uptake of HIV testing among young women (aged 15–24) in Tanzania from 2003 to 2012

HIV testing

 

Due to differences in characteristics (E)

Due to differences in coefficients (C)

Coefficient

Percent

Coefficient

Percent

Age (years)

15–19

1.0

 

1.0

 

20–24

−0.0019***

−2.0725

0.0320**

35.2923

Residence

Urban

1.0

 

1.0

 

Rural

0.0004**

0.4002

0.0330

36.3824

Region (zone)

South West Highlands

1.0

 

1.0

 

Central

0.0005

0.5898

−0.0030

−3.3221

Lake

−0.0001

−0.0116

−0.0072

−7.9518

Northern

−0.0011**

−1.2432

−0.0074

−8.1773

Eastern

0.0003

0.3251

−0.0119

−13.0552

Western

−0.0032**

−2.5389

−0.0144**

−15.9034

Southern Highlands

0.0024**

2.6182

−0.0053

−5.5294

Southern

−0.0012**

−1.3627

0.0029

3.2135

Education level

No education

1.0

 

1.0

 

Primary

−0.0143***

−15.8031

0.0124

13.6283

Secondary and above

0.0423***

46.6533

−0.0022

−2.4257

Marital status

Never married

1.0

 

1.0

 

Ever married

−0.0022**

−2.4582

−0.0032

−3.5296

Employment status

 

Not employed

1.0

 

1.0

 
 

Employed

0.0001

0.0118

−0.0109

−12.1

Number of sexual partners over lifetime

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

0

1.0

 

1.0

 

1

0.0039***

4.3212

−0.0248

−27.3214

2

−0.0043***

−4.7523

−0.0123

−13.5252

3+

−0.0015***

−1.6056

−0.0127

−14.0341

Blood test result

 

HIV-negative

1.0

 

1.0

 
 

HIV-positive

−0.0009

−0.9805

0.0043

4.7497

Had STI in last 12 months

 

No

1.0

 

1.0

 
 

Yes

0.0003

0.3193

0.0008

0.8537

Giving birth and receiving ANC attendance <2 years preceding the survey

 

No birth

1.0

 

1.0

 
 

Birth and ANC

−0.0007***

−0.7741

0.0395***

43.5231

 

Birth but no ANC

0.0004**

0.4654

0.0007

0.7629

Constant

   

0.6022

66.3713

Total

  

22.1***

 

77.9***

  1. * Significant at P < 0.05; ** Significant at P < 0.01; *** Significant at P < 0.001