Table 6.
The association between HIV testing in the previous week and economic abuse (denial of economic resources) in the current week, using GEE
| Variable | Category | Reports of economic 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 | 184/1083 (17.0) | 1 | 0.24 | 1 | 0.35 |
| Clinic-based test | 8/47 (17.0) | 1.15(0.63—2.10) | 1.12(0.61—2.06) | |||
| Self-test | 17/100 (17.0) | 1.36(0.76—2.42) | 1.29(0.84—1.99) | |||
| Clinic test & Self-test | 1/27 (3.7) | 1.94(0.92—4.06) | 0.47(0.15—1.44) | |||
| Sexual encounters in the current week | 0–9 | 84/593 (14.2) | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.02 |
| 10–20 | 98/399 (24.6) | 1.52(1.10—2.10) | 1.52(1.10—2.10) | |||
| > 20 | 28/265 (10.6) | 1.70(1.08—2.66) | 1.70(1.09—2.67) | |||
| Age range (years) | 16—25 | 116/621 (18.7) | 1 | 0.56 | ||
| 26—35 | 82/512 (16.0) | 0.79(0.38—1.62) | ||||
| > = 36 | 12/124 (9.7) | 0.48(0.11—2.09) | ||||
| Educational Attainment | Primary or less | 129/826 (15.6) | 1 | 0.60 | ||
| Secondary or higher | 81/431 (18.8) | 1.21(0.59—2.45) | ||||
| Received material goods or payment in exchange for sex | No | 90/405 (22.2) | 1 | 0.15 | ||
| Yes | 94/651 (14.4) | 0.57(0.27—1.23) | ||||
| Missing | 26/201(12.9) | |||||
aA total of 210 reports of economic abuse were recorded in 1257 weeks of data collection, missing data for covariate categories was not included in the table
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