Table 3 Bivariate and multivarivate analyses of behavioural factors associated with knowledge of HIV status among HIV positive and negative persons
From: Determinants of knowledge of HIV status in South Africa: results from a population-based HIV survey
Behavioural factors | HIV positive | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | Know HIV test result (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | P-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI)1 (Pseudo R square = .02) | P-value |
Number of sexual partners (past year) | Â | Â | Â | 0.532 | Â | Â |
None | 109 | 30.5 | 1.00 | Â | --- | Â |
One | 295 | 33.6 | 1.15 (0.78–1.70) | 0.471 |  |  |
Two or more | 32 | 32.6 | 1.10 (0.55–2.20) | 0.782 |  |  |
No condom use at last sex | Â | Â | Â | 0.383 | Â | Â |
No | 176 | 40.8 | 1.00 | Â | --- | Â |
Yes | 98 | 35.9 | 0.81 (0.51–1.29) | 0.383 |  |  |
No condom use with last non-regular partner | Â | Â | Â | 0.665 | Â | Â |
No | 29 | 36.0 | 1.00 | Â | --- | Â |
Yes | 32 | 40.4 | 1.20 (0.52–2.78) | 0.665 |  |  |
Ever STI symptoms | Â | Â | Â | 0.491 | Â | Â |
No | 371 | 33.4 | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 31 | 29.1 | 0.82 (0.46–1.46) | 0.491 |  |  |
Behavioural factors | HIV negative | |||||
Number of sexual partners (past year) | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 | Â | Â |
None | 652 | 13.6 | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
One | 1992 | 35.6 | 3.50 (2.97–4.13) | 0.000 | 1.71 (1.29–2.27) | 0.000 |
Two or more | 138 | 32.5 | 3.06 (2.16–4.33) | 0.000 | 1.60 (1.04–2.45) | 0.032 |
No condom use at last sex | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 | Â | Â |
No | 768 | 34.8 | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
Yes | 841 | 45.8 | 1.59 (1.24–2.02) | 0.000 | 1.58 (1.23–2.02) | 0.000 |
No condom use with last non-regular partner | Â | Â | Â | 0.405 | Â | Â |
No | 141 | 38.7 | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 186 | 34.5 | 0.83 (0.55–1.28) | 0.405 | --- |  |
Ever STI symptoms | Â | Â | Â | 0.609 | --- | Â |
No | 2366 | 26.3 | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 104 | 28.2 | 1.10 (0.77–1.57) | 0.609 |  |  |