Table 2.

Predictors for HIV infection among pregnant women in Moshi, Tanzaniain relation to male partners characteristics

Predictor	N	(%)	% HIV positive	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)		P value
Partners age (years)¶
<25	464	(17.5)	2.8	1
25–34	1425	(53.7)	6.5	2.42	1.34 – 4.37	0.003
35–71	677	(25.5)	9.5	3.62	1.97 – 6.66	<0.001
Age difference (male – female) in years¶
0	91	(3.4)	5.5	1
-11 – -1	81	(3.1)	8.6	1.63	0.49 – 5.34	0.42
1 – 10	2047	(77.1)	5.8	1.05	0.42 – 2.64	0.91
11 – 41	347	(13.1)	11.5	2.24	0.86 – 5.85	0.09
Partner has other women outside the relationship †
No	944	(35.6)	2.3	1
Yes	200	(7.5)	35.0	22.57	13.51–37.69	<0.001
Do not know	1397	(52.6)	6.3	2.82	1.75 – 4.53	<0.001
Partner consumes alcohol
No	1239	(51.3)	5.5	1
Occasionally/weekly	763	(31.6)	7.6	1.42	0.99 – 2.04	0.06
Daily	411	(17.0)	11.7	2.28	1.55 – 3.36	<0.001
No response	241	(9.1)	4.1	0.75	0.38 – 1.47	0.39
Partner travel frequently (≥4 times/month)
No	1794	(74.3)	6.0	1
Yes	619	(25.7)	10.7	1.86	1.35 – 2.57	<0.001
No response	241	(9.1)	4.1	0.68	0.35 – 1.311	0.25
Partner's occupation
Professional	81	(3.1)	4.9	1
Driver	282	(10.6)	6.4	1.31	0.43 – 3.99	0.63
Army/police force/security guard	265	(10.0)	12.1	2.64	0.91 – 7.71	0.07
Tour guide/miner	58	(2.2)	19.0	4.51	1.36 – 14.97	0.02
Others #	828	(74.2)	6.0	1.24	0.45 – 3.44	0.68
Verbal or physical abuse by partner
No	2062	(77.7)	6.6	1
Yes	351	(13.2)	10.5	1.66	1.13 – 2.43	0.01
No response	241	(9.1)	4.1	0.61	0.32 – 1.17	0.14
Partner as 1st person wished to share HIV results with
Yes	2390	(90.1)	6.1	1
No	264	(9.9)	14.4	2.58	1.76 – 3.79	<0.001

¶ 88 women excluded because they do not know their partners age.

† 113 women excluded because currently they do not have a steady partner.

# Farmer, trader, technical and unskilled labor