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Table 2 Age-adjusted risk factors associated with HIV infection by gender among sexually active participants, N = 5,789

From: Current drivers and geographic patterns of HIV in Lesotho: implications for treatment and prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa

 

Females

Males

 

N

% HIV+

aORa

95% CIb

P-value

N

% HIV+

aOR

95% CI

P-value

Total

3,243

30.6

2,546

19.7

Age (years) median = 28

median = 28

    

median = 28

    

IQRc = (21, 37)

IQR = (22, 37)

    

IQR = (21, 38)

    

Demographic characteristics

          

Marital Status

          

Never married

732

24.4

ref

1,180

8.2

ref

Married

2,020

25.5

0.6

(0.5, 0.8)

<0.001

1,168

28.1

1.5

(1.1, 2.0)

0.009

Living together

29

77.8

7.1

(2.9, 19.9)

<0.001

21

37.0

2.3

(0.8, 6.1)

0.099

Widowed

292

60.2

2.7

(1.9, 3.7)

<0.001

81

52.0

5.2

(3.0, 9.0)

<0.001

Divorced/Separated

170

60.1

2.8

(1.9, 4.1)

<0.001

96

30.9

1.9

(1.1, 3.1)

0.017

Mobility

          

Away for >1 month (last 12 mos.)

611

32.9

1.4

(1.1, 1.8)

0.003

581

19.4

0.8

(0.6, 1.1)

0.234

Sexual behavior characteristics

          

Number of lifetime sexual partners for:

          

Females:1

Males:1 to 2

1,259

17.5

ref

718

12.4

ref

2 to 4

3 to 6

1,637

36.0

2.4

(2.0, 2.9)

<0.001

1,051

17.6

1.4

(1.0, 1.9)

0.024

≥5

≥7

310

55.1

4.5

(3.4, 6.0)

<0.001

661

28.9

1.8

(1.4, 2.5)

0.001

Used condom at last intercourse

910

41.8

2.2

(1.8, 2.6)

<0.001

960

21.1

1.9

(1.5, 2.4)

<0.001

Ever paid for sex

146

29.4

1.4

(0.9, 2.1)

0.098

Paid for sex (last 12 mos.)

68

29.1

1.6

(0.9, 2.7)

0.124

Currently pregnant

179

17.9

0.7

(0.4, 1.0)

0.035

Other risk characteristics

          

Ever tested for HIV

2,389

30.9

0.9

(0.8, 1.1)

0.299

1,093

26.7

1.5

(1.2, 1.9)

<0.001

Received injection (last 12 mos.)

932

33.6

1.3

(1.1, 1.5)

0.004

307

28.9

1.7

(1.2, 2.2)

0.001

Uses tobacco

442

43.6

1.4

(1.1, 1.7)

0.004

956

21.8

1.1

(0.9, 1.3)

0.580

Ever drank alcohol

1,467

22.3

1.2

(0.9, 1.5)

0.177

STI symptoms (last 12 mos.)

480

42.7

1.7

(1.4, 2.1)

<0.001

342

31.3

2.2

(1.6, 2.9)

<0.001

Male Circumcision (MC) categories

          

Circumcised

1,558

20.3

0.9

(0.7, 1.1)

0.321

Circumcision type:

          

Uncircumcised

988

18.9

ref

Traditional method

1,434

20.9

0.9

(0.7, 1.2)

0.485

Healthcare method

120

14.1

0.6

(0.3, 1.0)

0.053

Sexual debut and MC:

          

Uncircumcised

988

18.9

ref

Sex before MC

556

19.5

0.8

(0.6, 1.0)

0.053

Same year

200

24.0

1.2

(0.8, 1.7)

0.478

MC before sex

802

20.0

1.0

(0.7, 1.2)

0.715

  1. aaOR, age-adjusted odds ratio: ~ AGE + AGE2. Females 15 to 49 years old; males 15 to 59 years old.
  2. b95% CI, 95% confidence intervals.
  3. cIQR, interquartile range.