Statistical analyses
REGRESSION
Individual level cohesion, HIV awareness and problem-solving scores were calculated using the average item response ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). From these scores, community level cohesion, HIV awareness and problem solving were calculated as the median score of individuals within the cluster, the variable was then categorised by terciles (low, medium, high). Community level variables were used for the analysis. A logistic regression with random effects to account for clustering at the level of the community was fitted to assess how the outcomes differed by the three community measures and HIVST distribution method. All models are adjusted for several confounding factors: age, sex, ethnicity, religion, salary, marital status, education, household hunger and assets. Analysis was carried out using Stata 16.1 [