Table 3.
The association between HIV testing in the previous week and verbal abuse in the current week, using GEE
| Variable | Category | Reports of verbal abuse (reports/total weeks reported) (%)a | Univariable analysis OR (95% CI) | p-value | Multivariable analysis OR (95% CI)b | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test type in previous week | No test | 148/1083 (13.7) | 1 | 0.83 | 1 | 0.50 |
| Clinic-based test | 7/47 (14.9) | 1.28(0.63—2.61) | 1.22(0.57—2.59) | |||
| Self-test | 18/100 (18.0) | 1.23(0.60—2.52) | 1.46(0.87—2.47) | |||
| Clinic test & Self-test | 2/27 (7.4) | 0.80(0.24—2.65) | 0.83(0.27—2.58) | |||
| Sexual encounters in the current week | 0–9 | 62/593 (10.5) | 1 | < 0.01 | 1 | < 0.01 |
| 10–20 | 84/399 (21.1) | 2.29(1.53—3.44) | 2.32(1.55—3.49) | |||
| > 20 | 29/265 (10.9) | 2.19(1.28—3.74) | 2.21(1.29—3.79) | |||
| Age range (years) | 16—25 | 105/621 (16.9) | 1 | 0.28 | ||
| 26—35 | 59/512 (11.5) | 0.63 (0.33–1.21) | ||||
| > = 36 | 11/124 (8.9) | 0.52 (0.15–1.74) | ||||
| Educational Attainment | Primary or less | 119/826 (14.4) | 1 | 0.58 | ||
| Secondary or higher | 56/431 (13.0) | 0.84 (0.44–1.59) | ||||
| Received material goods or payment in exchange for sex | No | 53/405 (13.1) | 1 | 0.70 | ||
| Yes | 101/651 (15.5) | 1.14 (0.58–2.27) | ||||
| Missing | 21/201(10.4) | |||||
aA total of 175 reports of verbal abuse were recorded in 1257 weeks of data collection
bOnly variables showing an association with the outcome in univariable analyses were included in the multivariable model in which odds ratios were adjusted test-type in the previous week and number of sexual encounters in the current week