TABLE 3.
Crude and Adjusted Prevalence Risk Ratios (PRR) of Physical Abuse by Participant Characteristics and Communication of HIV diagnosis (N = 679)
| Physical Abuse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic Proportion (%) | Crude PRR 95% CI | Adjusted PRR 95% CI | p Value | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 22/225 (9.8) | 1.0. (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | |
| Female | 80/454 (17.6) | 1.8 [1.2, 2.8] | 2.0 [1.2, 3.2] | 0.01 |
| Age | ||||
| 18–34 | 69/413 (16.7) | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | |
| 35–49 | 33/266 (12.4) | 1.4 [0.9, 2.0] | 1.3 [0.8, 2.0] | 0.28 |
| Education level | ||||
| Primary or lower | 83/516 (16.1) | 1.0 (reference) | .0 (reference) | |
| Postprimary | 19/163 (11.7) | 0.7 (0.5, 1.2) | 0.7 [0.4, 1.1] | 0.15 |
| Married or cohabiting (n = 629) | ||||
| No | 22/191 (11.5) | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | |
| Yes | 76/438 (17.4) | 1.5 [1.0, 2.4] | 1.7 [1.0, 2.6] | 0.04 |
| Communicated HIV diagnosis | ||||
| No | 54/386 (14.0) | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | |
| Yes | 76/234 (32.5) | 1.1 [0.8, 1.6] | 1.1 [0.7, 1.6] | 0.71 |
CI = confidence interval.