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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Apr;53(5):606–613. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181bc4869

Table 4. Risk Factors for HIV Acquisition.

Univariate Multivariate
HR 95% Cl p-value HR 95% Cl p-value
Age
 <21 Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 21-24 0.40 (0.19, 0.83) 0.01 0.41 (0.19, 0.87) 0.02
 25-29 0.41 (0.20, 0.83) 0.01 0.46 (0.22, 0.98) 0.04
 30-34 0.31 (0.14, 0.68) 0.004 0.40 (0.18, 0.90) 0.03
 ≥35 0.18 (0.09, 0.38) <0.0001 0.30 (0.14, 0.66) 0.003
Marital status
 Married, husband has one wife Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Married and husband with > one wife 0.46 (0.11, 1.90) 0.28 0.46 (0.11, 2.00) 0.30
 Never married/divorced/widowed 2.28 (1.21, 4.29) 0.01 1.36 (0.49, 3.76) 0.56
Living with male partner vs. alone/other 0.53 (0.31, 0.93) 0.03 1.07 (0.29, 3.94) 0.92
Education Level
 None Ref Ref Ref
 Higher than secondary 2.04 (0.42, 9.87) 0.37
 Some or completed secondary school 1.42 (0.42, 4.84) 0.57
 Some or completed primary school 1.34 (0.41, 4.44) 0.63
Any monthly income of own 1.16 (0.65, 2.05) 0.62
Partner own income
 No Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Yes 1.21 (0.64, 2.30) 0.56 0.87 (0.45, 1.68) 0.67
 Don't know/missing 2.39 (1.11, 5.13) 0.03 1.23 (0.30, 5.04) 0.77
Number of partners in last 12 months
 1 Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 >1 2.21 (1.15, 4.25) 0.02 1.47 (0.73, 2.96) 0.28
 Missing 0.00 (0.00, -) 0.99 0.00 (0.00, -) 0.99
Any GUD on exam in last 3 months 1.39 (0.73, 2.67) 0.32
Any new partners in last 3 months 4.68 (1.94, 11.29) 0.0006 3.91 (1.57, 9.73) 0.003
Any HIV+ partners in last 3 months 0.89 (0.21, 3.72) 0.88
Being pregnant 1.20 (0.48, 3.00) 0.70
Total vaginal sex in last 3 months
 <8 Ref Ref Ref
 8-24 1.02 (0.57, 1.83) 0.93
 24-36 0.92 (0.48, 1.78) 0.81
 >36 0.65 (0.31, 1.38) 0.26
Unprotected vaginal sex in last 3 months
 0 Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 1-12 1.15 (0.59, 2.25) 0.69 1.02 (0.51, 2.04) 0.95
 12-36 1.79 (0.96, 3.32) 0.07 1.78 (0.94, 3.40) 0.08
 >36 1.11 (0.46, 2.65) 0.82 1.03 (0.42, 2.49) 0.96
Contraceptive
 None Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Oral 0.93 (0.48, 1.82) 0.83 0.91 (0.45, 1.83) 0.80
 Injectable 1.01 (0.51, 1.98) 0.98 0.94 (0.46, 1.92) 0.86
 IUD/other 0.41 (0.05, 3.11) 0.39 0.55 (0.07, 4.31) 0.57
 Condom 0.27 (0.08, 0.94) 0.04 0.31 (0.09, 1.07) 0.06
 Menopause 0.21 (0.03, 1.61) 0.13 0.38 (0.05, 3.00) 0.35
 Missing 2.36 (1.05, 5.27) 0.04 2.10 (0.92, 4.79) 0.08
Trichomonas
 No Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Yes 1.89 (0.96, 3.71) 0.07 1.25 (0.60, 2.58) 0.55
 Not done/missing 6.32 (0.83, 48.05) 0.07 13.55 (1.51,121.3) 0.02
Chlamydia
 No Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Yes 1.10 (0.44, 2.75) 0.83
 Not done/missing 0.36 (0.05, 2.69) 0.32
Gonorrhea
 No Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Yes 2.43 (0.33, 17.73) 0.38
 Not done/missing 0.37 (0.05, 2.72) 0.33
Bacterial vaginosis (by Nugent's criteria)
 0-3 Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 4-6 1.46 (0.72, 2.94) 0.30 1.16 (0.55, 2.41) 0.70
 7-10 2.21 (1.27, 3.88) 0.005 2.03 (1.15, 3.58) 0.02
 not done/missing 0.00 (0.00, -) 0.99 0.00 (0.00, -) 0.99