Table 1.
Association between demographic and socioeconomic factors and HIV status†
| Variable | No. in category (% of surveyed) | No. HIV positive (% of each category) | Crude OR (95% CI) | P-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||
| 18–29 | 144 (20) | 44 (31) | 3.04 (1.75–5.30) | 2.43 (1.32–4.51) | ||
| 30–39 | 188 (26) | 77 (41) | 4.67 (2.79–7.82) | 5.10 (2.86–9.09) | ||
| 40–49 | 178 (25) | 44 (25) | 2.29 (1.33–3.97) | 2.75 (1.53–4.96) | ||
| ≥50 | 210 (29) | 28 (13) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Gender and marital status | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Male, unmarried | 116 (16) | 50 (43) | 8.20 (4.40–15.29) | 6.84 (3.45–13.55) | ||
| Female, unmarried | 240 (34) | 86 (36) | 5.89 (3.34–10.36) | 5.90 (3.25–10.70) | ||
| Male, married | 141 (20) | 36 (26) | 3.55 (1.89–6.70) | 4.00 (2.04–7.83) | ||
| Female, Married | 213 (30) | 19 (9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Education | 0.1162 | 0.21 | ||||
| <High school | 578 (81) | 164 (28) | 1.46 (0.91–2.34) | 1.39 (0.83–2.32) | ||
| ≥Matriculation course | 128 (18) | 26 (20) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Employment status | 0.0208 | 0.79 | ||||
| Employed | 438 (62) | 128 (29) | 1.53 (1.07–2.21) | 0.95 (0.62–1.44) | ||
| Unemployed | 272 (38) | 62 (23) | 1.00 | |||
| Previous HIV testing | 0.0196 | 0.003 | ||||
| Never tested | 461 (65) | 136 (30) | 1.56 (1.07–2.27) | 1.87 (1.24–2.83) | ||
| Ever tested | 249 (35) | 52 (21) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Knowledge score | 0.0362 | 0.008 | ||||
| Less than perfect | 92 (13) | 17 (18) | 1.87 (1.04–3.36) | 2.32 (1.24–4.35) | ||
| Perfect * | 628 (87) | 176 (28) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
‘Unmarried’ includes single, widowed, separated/divorced, and living with partner.
*
Perfect score: 4 of 4 knowledge questions correct; see ‘Methods’ section.
†
Denominators vary slightly because of missing data.
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.