Table 3.
Factors associated with concurrency in past 12 months, among 1668 men who report having had sex in the past 12 months
| Any concurrency | Concurrency excluding polygyny | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n reporting/ N (%) |
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
n reporting/ N (%) |
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
|
| SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC FACTORS | ||||
| Age (years) | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | ||
| < 30 | 92/537 (17.1%) | 1 | 84/537 (15.6%) | 1 |
| 30-39 | 100/440 (22.7%) | 1.42 [1.04, 1.95] | 81/440 (18.4%) | 1.22 [0.87, 1.70] |
| 40-49 | 89/326 (27.3%) | 1.82 [1.30, 2.53] | 46/326 (14.1%) | 0.89 [0.60, 1.31] |
| 50+ | 59/365 (16.2%) | 0.93 [0.65, 1.33] | 19/365 (5.2%) | 0.30 [0.18, 0.50] |
| Marital status | P < 0.001 | P = 0.08 | ||
| Never married | 47/295 (15.9%) | 1.17 [0.82, 1.66] | 47/295 (15.9%) | 1.17 [0.82, 1.66] |
| Married with 1 wife | 155/1108 (14.0%) | 1 | 155/1108 (14.0%) | 1 |
| Married with > 1 wife | 120/143 (83.9%) | 32.1 [19.9, 51.7] | 10/143 (7.0%) | 0.46 [0.24, 0.90] |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 18/122 (14.8%) | 1.06 [0.63, 1.80] | 18/122 (14.8%) | 1.06 [0.63, 1.80] |
| Age at first marriage1 | P < 0.01 | P = 0.11 | ||
| 22+ years | 146/774 (18.9%) | 1 | 94/774 (12.1%) | 1 |
| < 22 years | 141/559 (25.2%) | 1.45 [1.12, 1.89] | 85/559 (15.2%) | 1.30 [0.95, 1.78] |
| Education level | P = 0.04 | P = 0.20 | ||
| Incomplete primary or less | 125/709 (17.6%) | 1 | 87/709 (12.3%) | 1 |
| Primary | 103/436 (23.6%) | 1.45 [1.08, 1.94] | 70/436 (16.1%) | 1.37 [0.97, 1.92] |
| Junior or above | 112/522 (21.5%) | 1.28 [0.96, 1.70] | 73/522 (14.0%) | 1.16 [0.83, 1.62] |
| SES score tertile | P < 0.001 | P = 0.002 | ||
| Low | 51/384 (13.3%) | 1 | 32/384 (8.3%) | 1 |
| Middle | 121/571 (21.2%) | 1.76 [1.23, 2.51] | 86/571 (15.1%) | 1.95 [1.27, 2.99] |
| High | 129/553 (23.3%) | 1.99 [1.39, 2.83] | 83/553 (15.0%) | 1.94 [1.26, 2.99] |
| SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR | ||||
| Age at first sex (years)1 | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | ||
| 18+ years | 134/802 (16.7%) | 1 | 89/802 (11.1%) | 1 |
| < 18 years | 160/645 (24.8%) | 1.64 [1.27, 2.13] | 117/645 (18.1%) | 1.78 [1.32, 2.39] |
| Lifetime partners1 | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | ||
| < 5 males | 64/721 (8.9%) | 1 | 43/721 (6.0%) | 1 |
| 5+ males | 235/793 (29.6%) | 4.32 [3.21, 5.83] | 163/793 (20.6%) | 4.08 [2.87, 5.81] |
| Can't remember | 40/147 (27.2%) | 3.84 [2.46, 5.99] | 23/147 (15.6%) | 2.92 [1.70, 5.03] |
| Condom use with last partner | P = 0.82 | P = 0.01 | ||
| No | 296/1444 (20.5%) | 1 | 187/1444 (12.9%) | 1 |
| Yes | 43/217 (19.8%) | 0.96 [0.67, 1.37] | 42/217 (19.0%) | 1.61 [1.11, 2.34] |
| Casual partner in past 12 m | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | ||
| No | 272/1480 (18.4%) | 1 | 162/1480 (10.9%) | 1 |
| Yes | 68/188 (36.2%) | 2.52 [1.82, 3.48] | 68/188 (36.2%) | 4.61 [3.28, 6.47] |
| Problem drinking | P < 0.01 | P = 0.001 | ||
| No | 312/1590 (19.6%) | 1 | 208/1590 (13.1%) | 1 |
| Yes | 26/74 (35.1%) | 2.22 [1.36, 3.63] | 21/74 (28.4%) | 2.63 [1.56, 4.45] |
| HIV serostatus | P = 0.22 | P = 0.02 | ||
| Negative | 310/1543 (20.1%) | 1 | 205/1543 (13.3%) | 1 |
| Positive | 28/112 (25.0%) | 1.33 [0.85, 2.07] | 24/112 (21.4%) | 1.78 [1.11, 2.86] |
| Spouse's HIV serostatus2 | P = 0.54 | P = 0.98 | ||
| Negative | 276/1049 (26.3%) | 1 | 124/1049 (11.8%) | 1 |
| Positive | 25/85 (29.4%) | 1.17 [0.72, 1.92] | 10/85 (11.8%) | 0.99 [0.50, 1.96] |
1Cutpoints based on median values in males in the entire cohort (see Table 1)
2Among 1134 wives of 1056 men who had a spouse in the study population