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Table 3 Associations between reported risk behaviours and HIV-1 infections by sex among adults in Oria village, Kilimanjaro Tanzania

From: Prevalence and risk factors for HIV-1 infection in rural Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania: Implications for prevention and treatment

Variable

Category

Women (n = 890)

Men (n = 601)

  

No

HIV+

Multivariate*

No

HIV+

Multivariate*

Age first married/cohabited‡

≥ 17

431

7.5

1

258

5.0

1

 

<17

146

12.2

1.5 (1.1–2.9)

41

12.5

2.9 (0.5–14.)

Age at sexual debut

≥ 17

434

8.8

1

246

3.7

1

 

<17

352

10.1

1.2 (0.7–2.0)

282

4.3

1.6 (0.6–4.1)

Number of partners past 12 months#

0–1

692

8.3

1

388

3.1

1

 

≥ 2

94

17.4

2.5 (1.3–4.7)

140

5.0

1.7 (0.6–4.7)

Number of partners past 5 years#

0–1

614

7.6

1

285

2.5

1

 

≥ 2

172

15.1

2.4 (1.4–4.0)

243

5.3

2.2 (1.2–5.6)

Ever used condom#

Yes

250

8.8

1

275

3.2

1

 

No

536

10.4

1.2 (0.7–2.1)

253

4.7

1.4 (0.6–3.5)

Used condom during last casual sex§

Yes

103

8.7

1

137

3.2

1

 

No

220

15.0

1.9 (0.7–4.3)

152

6.5

1.8 (1.2–5.8)

Exchanged money/goods during last sex#

No

713

8.9

1

450

3.8

1

 

Yes

73

13.7

1.9 (0.8–4.2)

78

4.0

1.0 (0.3–3.6)

Used bottled alcohol

No

864

8.4

1

581

2.9

1

 

Yes

26

8.7

1.0 (0.2–4.5)

20

20.0

5.9 (1.7–20.1)

Used local brew

No

779

7.7

1

502

2.2

1

 

Yes

111

13.6

1.4 (0.7–2.6)

99

10.1

3.7 (1.5–9.2)

  1. *Adjusted for age (continues variable), marital status, education level and religion, ‡: From those reported being married, §: From those reported to have casual sex, #: From those reported to have had sex.