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. 2006 Aug;82(4):301–306. doi: 10.1136/sti.2005.016766

Table 2 Crude and adjusted odds ratios for HIV infection in 3689 women under 25.

Explanatory variables Crude Adjusted
OR 95% CI p Value OR 95% CI p Value
Individual level
Residence
 Current urban (1550) 1.59 1.15 to 2.19 0.008 1.18 0.69 to 2.02 0.532
 Past urban (1106) 1.77 1.39 to 2.25 0.000 1.44 1.12 to 1.87 0.006
 Resident less than 1 year (1405) 1.13 0.85 to 1.52 0.373 1.11 0.82 to 1.49 0.476
Marriage
 Never married (899) 1.37 1.01 to 1.89 0.85 0.61 to 1.26
 Currently married (2728) 1 0.115 0.743
 Formerly married (62) 1.23 0.46 to 3.27 1.09 0.41 to 2.94
Education
 None (548) 1 1
 Incomplete primary (768) 1.46 0.86 to 2.50 0.104 1.49 0.86 to 2.61 0.288
 Complete primary (2194) 1.32 0.93 to 1.86 1.30 0.88 to 1.92
 Some secondary (179) 2.00 1.05 to 3.79 1.51 0.77 to 2.97
Occupation
 Peasant (2379) 0.60 0.45 to 0.80 0.002 0.73 0.57 to 0.94 0.016
Sexual precautions
 Ever used family planning (382) 1.31 1.05 to 1.64 0.021 0.90 0.71 to 1.13 0.312
 Ever used condom (545) 1.85 1.27 to 2.69 0.003 1.52 0.96 to 2.40 0.071
Other STI
 Positive syphilis (526) 1.22 0.84 to 1.76 0.281 1.22 0.87 to 1.72 0.225
 Self reported STD (252) 1.52 1.02 to 2.27 0.040 1.24 0.82 to 1.89 0.289
Sexual partners
 Partner <10 years older (1868) 0.60 0.48 to 0.75 0.000 0.58 0.45 to 0.76 0.001
 More than 1 partner last year (335) 1.38 0.79 to 2.40 0.237 1.04 0.58 to 1.89 0.885
 Partner had more than 1 partner (778) 1.23 0.93 to 1.62 0.144 1.16 0.89 to 1.50 0.261
Sexual exposure
 Age* 1.11 1.07 to 1.15 0.000 (co‐linear)
 Years premarital exposure* 1.15 1.09 to 1.22 0.000 1.20 1.12 to 1.28 0.000
 Years since first marriage* 0.97 0.93 to 1.02 0.263 1.09 1.04 to 1.16 0.003
 Age at sexual debut* 1.00 0.90 to 1.06 0.904 1.10 1.02 to 1.17 0.011
Clinic level
Type of site
 Rural remote (705) 1
 Rural roadside (1042) 1.81 1.09 to 2.99 0.000 1.26 0.90 to 1.77 0.857
 Urban town (656) 1.56 1.34 to 1.80 1.02 0.62 to 1.67
 Urban city (1286) 2.36 1.87 to 2.96 0.59 0.17 to 2.04
Risk of infected partner
 HIV percentage prevalence* 1.08 1.05 to 1.12 0.000 1.15 1.04 to 1.26 0.009
 Syphilis percentage prevalence* 0.98 0.93 to 1.03 0.368 0.96 0.83 to 1.08 0.200
Behaviour profile
 Mean partners in last year* 1.98 0.72 to 5.47 0.172 3.36 0.93 to 10.94 0.093
 Percentage with no premarital sex* 0.99 0.98 to 1.00 0.180 0.96 0.92 to 1.01 0.089
Mobility
 Percentage resident <1 year* 1.02 1.01 to 1.04 0.010 1.02 1.00 to 1.04 0.035

*Continuous variables.