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. 2012 Mar 29;12:73. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-73

Table 1.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of socio-demographic characteristics associated with previous HIV testing among MEN in rural Sisonke district, South Africa (n = 1958)

Characteristic Proportion reporting
previous HIV testing Crude OR Adjusted OR

Yes, n/N (%) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)

Age group, yrs

18-24 42/570 (7.4) 1.00

25-34 81/370 (21.9) 3.52 (2.59-4.79) 3.44 (2.30-5.18)

35-49 102/430 (23.7) 3.91 (2.94-5.20) 4.02 (2.71-5.99)

50+ 98/588 (16.7) 2.51 (1.73 -3.65) 2.62 (1.76-3.90)

Education Level

None 21/135 (15.6) 1.00

Primary school 234/1442 (16.2) 1.05 (0.73-1.51) 1.22 (0.74-2.03)

Completed High school 48/289 (16.6) 1.08 (0.61-1.91) 1.28 (0.69-2.36)

Tertiary 20/92 (21.7) 1.51 (0.86-2.65) 1.17 (0.58-2.39)

Drinking water source

All other sources 253/1647 (15.4) 1.00

Piped (inside house and yard) 70/311 (22.5) 1.60 (1.09-2.34) 1.66 (1.14-2.4)

Cooking fuel

Wood 174/1195 (14.6) 1.00

Paraffin/Kerosene/Gas 41/215 (19.1) 1.38 (0.69-2.75) 1.18 (0.77-1.78)

Electricity 108/548 (19.7) 1.44 (0.94-2.21) 1.42 (1.04-1.93)

Infant deaths in past year

No 279/1740 (16.0) 1.00

Yes 44/218 (20.2) 1.32 (0.92-1.91) 1.25 (0.86-1.80)

Infant births in past year

No 128/970 (13.2) 1.00

Yes 57/340 (16.8) 1.32 (0.89-1.96)

No. of people living together

< = 2 134/738 (18.2) 1.00

> 2 189/1220 (15.5) 0.83 (0.62-1.09)

Household wall material

Other 10/69 (14.5) 1.00

Mud/wood/grass 107/600 (17.8) 1.28 (0.81-2.03)

Brick/cement/corrugated iron 206/1289 (16.0) 1.12 (0.63-1.98)

Refrigerator

No 181/1097 (16.5) 1.00

Yes 142/861 (16.5) 0.99 (0.82-1.22)

Radio

No 80/488 (16.4) 1.00

Yes 243/1470 (16.5) 1.01 (0.77-1.33)

Television

No 152/853 (17.8) 1.00

Yes 171/1105 (15.5) 0.84 (0.63-1.13)

Cell phone

No 61/374 (16.3) 1.00

Yes 262/1584 (16.5) 1.02 (0.68-1.51)

Stove

No 80/456 (17.5) 1.00

Yes 243/1584 (16.2) 0.91 (0.66-1.24)

Cupboard

No 97/527 (18.4) 1.00

Yes 226/1431 (15.8) 0.83 (0.61-1.14)