Table 4.
Sexual behaviour and experience with STIs before and after the implementation of district-wide HBHCT in Bushenyi district
| Before (N=1402) | After (N=1562) | |||
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| Variable | n | % (CI) | n | % (CI) |
| §Had sexual intercourse | 1205/1402 | 85.9 (81.2 to 87.8) | 1308/1562 | 83.7 (82.2 to 85.8)ns |
| §Condom use at last sex | 158/1205 | 13.1 (11.2 to 15.0) | 204/1308 | 15.6 (13.6 to 17.6)ns |
| §Sex with non regular partner at last sex | 143/1205 | 10.9 (9.1 to 12.7) | 137/1308 | 9.4 (7.8 to 11.0)ns |
| §Paid or received money for last sex | 145/1205 | 12.0 (10.2 to 3.8) | 54/1308 | 4.1 (3.0 to 5.2)*** |
| §Used condom for last sex when money was exchanged | 57/145 | 39.3 (31.6 to 37.4) | 43/54 | 79.6 (67.1 to 88.2)*** |
| §Had genital ulcer and or discharge | 259/1205 | 21.5 (19.2 to 23.9) | 136/1308 | 10.4 (8.8 to 12.1)*** |
| §Sought care for genital ulcer or discharge | 181/259 | 69.9 (64.1 to 75.2) | 110/136 | 80.9 (73.6 to 86.8)* |
| Women can refuse sex if spouse has STI | 990/1402 | 70.6 (68.2 to 73.0) | 1232/1562 | 78.9 (76.8 to 80.4)*** |
| Women can insist on condom if spouse has STI | 830/1402 | 59.2 (56.6 to 61.8) | 1266/1562 | 81.0 (79.1 to 82.9)*** |
CI, 95% confidence interval; HBHCT, home-based HIV counselling and testing; STIs, sexually transmitted infections.
§
Refers to the past 12 months.
***
p<0.001
*
p<0.05
ns p>0.05