Table 4.

Logistic regression of a man's refusal to use the condom, on selected explanatory variables

Variables	Botswana(N=829) OR (95% CI)	KZN(N=1059) OR (95% CI)	Total(N=1888) OR (95% CI)
Age difference between partners
=2 yrs	0.5(0.3–1.0)	0.4(0.2–0.8)	0.5(0.3–0.8)
3–5 yrs	0.5(0.2–0.9)	0.6(0.3–1.1)	0.6(0.4–0.9)
6–9 yrs	0.8(0.4–1.7)	0.5(0.3–1.0)	0.7(0.4–1.1)
10+ yrs	1.0	1.0	1.0
Abuse experienced
all 3 types	1.7(0.9–3.2)	1.7(1.1–2.8)	1.6(1.1–2.3)
2 types	1.3(0.7–2.3)	1.3(0.8–1.9)	1.3(0.9–1.8)
only 1 type	0.7(0.4–1.3)	1.0(0.6–1.5)	1.0(0.6–1.2)
None	1.0	1.0	1.0
Economically dependent
Yes	1.1(0.8–1.7)	1.0(0.8–1.4)	1.0(0.8–1.2)
No	1.0	1.0	1.0
Woman's education
= Primary	3.2(1.4–7.4)	1.5(0.8–2.5)	1.1(0.8–1.6)
Secondary	2.2(1.0–4.7)	1.5(1.1–2.0)	1.0(0.8–1.3)
Higher	1.0	1.0
Marital status
ever married	3.6(2.5–5.4)	3.7(2.8–5.0)	3.5{2.8–4.4}
never married	1.0	1.0	1.0
Aware of multiple partnerships
Yes	1.7(1.0–2.6)	1.2(0.9–1.8)	1.8(1.4–2.4)
No	1.0	1.0	1.0
Discussed HIV/AIDS
Yes	1.1(0.5–2.2)	0.5(0.3–0.8)	0.6(0.4–0.9)
No	1.0	1.0	1.0