Table 5.
Predictors of STIs (all STIs including HIV-1 and HSV-2), HIV-1 and HSV-2 Status in Moshi Men, Tanzania, 2002-2003:
| Any STIs | HSV-2 | HIV | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | |
| Number of partners ± | ||||||
| 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| 2+ | 1.47 | (0.93-2.31) | 1.36 | (0.86-2.16) | 1.81 | (0.82-3.98) |
|
First
Marriage/Partner †† |
||||||
| Yes | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| No | 2.27** | (1.33-3.88) | 2.24** | (1.32-3.79) | 2.60* | (1.15-5.88) |
| Alcohol Abuse | ||||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Yes | 1.53* | (1.01-2.32) | 1.49 | (0.98-2.28) | ||
| Age in years | ||||||
| 20-30 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 31-40 | 2.11** | (1.26-3.54) | 2.03* | (1.14-3.60) | ||
| 41+ | 3.51** | (2.04-6.06) | 3.94** | (2.18-7.11) | ||
| Partner at first sex | ||||||
| Wife/cohabiting partner |
1.00 | |||||
| Regular non- cohabiting partner |
1.73 | (0.85-3.53) | ||||
| Other† | 1.65 | (0.89-3.05) | ||||
**
P<0.01
*
P<0.05
±
Number of sexual partners in the last 3 years
†
Friends, casual acquaintance, commercial sex customer, relative
††
First time marriage or first time living with a partner