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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Oct 28.
Published in final edited form as: S Afr Med J. 2009 May;99(5 Pt 2):396–402.

Table IV.

Adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the associations between 12-month DSM-IV disorders and HIV testing, HIV-related fears, actions and perceived risk*

Any disorder
Any depressive disorder
Any anxiety disorder
Any substance disorder
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Previous HIV testing 1.41 1.06 – 1.87 1.54 0.94 – 2.52 1.46 1.05 – 2.02 1.41 0.91 – 2.17
HIV-related fears scale (continuous) 1.10 1.00 – 1.20 1.11 0.95 – 1.29 1.12 0.97 – 1.29 1.08 0.96 – 1.22
Perceived HIV risk high or very high 1.66 1.02 – 2.70 1.02 0.49 – 2.14 2.11 1.31 – 3.42 1.97 1.04 – 3.75
HIV-related actions
 Seek more stable partnerships 1.17 0.85 – 1.60 1.27 0.71 – 2.29 1.18 0.74 – 1.86 0.91 0.54 – 1.51
 Precautions in sexual intercourse 1.04 0.75 – 1.45 1.09 0.61 – 1.92 1.14 0.77 – 1.71 0.91 0.57 – 1.43
 Care over things touched 1.09 0.91 – 1.32 1.13 0.83 – 1.56 1.23 0.93 – 1.63 0.92 0.65 – 1.30
 Avoid certain social situations/places 1.31 1.08 – 1.59 1.57 1.19 – 2.06 1.47 1.14 – 1.90 0.94 0.67 – 1.32
 Avoid certain people 1.34 1.09 – 1.64 1.92 1.45 – 2.54 1.29 0.96 – 1.74 1.03 0.72 – 1.48
*

All logistic regression models are adjusted for participant age, gender, race, education, employment status, family income and personal asset ownership. Individuals without any 12-month DSM disorder are the reference group for all comparisons.