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. 2012 Jan 11;7(1):e28739. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028739

Table 4. Crude odds ratios of associations between gender inequity norms score and perpetration of rape, power, and sexual risk for HIV infection among men in Botswana and Swaziland (n = 999).

Violence, Power, and Sexual Risk Outcomes
Characteristic Male-controlled sexual decision-making Perpetration of rape(forced sex) Transactional Sex (Provided money, food or other resources in exchange for sex) Intergenerational Sex (partner 10+ years younger) Unprotected sex with non-primary partners Multiple/concurrent sex partners
Age (continuous +1 yr) 1.13 (1.06–1.19) 1.04 (0.96–1.10) 1.06 (0.89–1.14) 1.10 (1.06–1.14) 1.02 (1.00–1.05) 1.01 (0.96–1.07)
Relationship Status Single Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
Cohabitating 2.03 (1.56–2.79) 1.37 (0.92–1.71) 0.93 (0.73–1.19) 0.77 (0.39–1.52) 1.25 (0.64–2.45) 0.92 (0.82–1.34)
Married 1.89 (1.24–2.36) 1.26 (0.85–1.64) 0.19 (0.06–0.58) 0.31 (0.08–1.29) 0.79 (0.40–1.56) 0.75 (0.53–0.91)
Education ≥High School Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
<High School 0.62 (0.48–0.80) 1.55 (0.75–3.21) 1.12 (0.80–1.57) 0.82 (0.39–1.75) 0.90 (0.57–1.40) 0.93 (0.73–1.21)
Monthly Household Income 0.48 (0.37–0.63) 1.22 (0.62–2.48) 1.94 (1.59–2.37) 1.07 (0.37–3.09) 0.78 (0.72–0.84) 1.00 (0.78–1.30)
Mean Gender Inequity Norm 1.98 (1.17–2.60) 2.55 (1.20–3.89) 1.08 (0.86–1.87) 1.05 (0.93–1.27) 2.01 (1.29–2.97) 1.25 (1.14–1.97)
Alcohol Use * None to Moderate Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
Problem Drinking 1.05 (0.73–1.28) 1.94 (1.29–2.51) 3.22 (1.87–5.54) 1.04 (0.51–2.13) 2.09 (1.35–3.22) 1.98 (1.66–2.78)
Heavy Drinking 1.28 (0.97–1.67) 3.78 (1.85–7.70) 3.87 (3.27–4.59) 1.95 (1.67–2.27) 2.63 (1.66–4.15) 2.86 (2.16–3.79)
Country of Recruitment Botswana 0.43 (0.33–0.55) 2.40 (1.03–5.58) 3.21 (1.87–5.50) 0.92 (0.65–1.31) 0.48 (0.37–0.62) 1.02 (0.79–1.32)
Swaziland Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
Residence Rural 1.19 (0.92–1.53) 0.50 (0.22–1.12) 1.13 (0.57–2.24) 1.11 (0.69–1.32) 1.06 (0.31–3.65) 0.84 (0.65–1.10)
Urban Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference

*Based on National Institutes of Alcohol Use definition of “risky drinking”, problem drinking was defined as 8–14 drinks/week for women and 15–21 drinks/week for men, while heavy drinking was defined as >14 drinks/week for women and >21 drinks/week for men.