Table 2. Factors associated with HIV seroconversion and transmission in serodiscordant couples: multivariable analyses.
HIV negative partner†Adjusted HR [95% CI] | HIV positive partner†Adjusted HR [95% CI] | |||
Sex | p = 0.03 | p = 0.03 | ||
Male | 1 | 1 | ||
Female | 1.83 [1.06, 3.18] | 0.55 [0.32, 0.95] | ||
Religion | p = 0.001 | p = 0.006 | ||
Christian | 1 | 1 | ||
Muslim | 0.27 [0.11, 0.68] | 0.36 [0.16, 0.80] | ||
Viral Load | p = 0.25 | |||
<10,000 | 1 | |||
10,000 to 49,999 | 2.18 [0.19, 24.55] | |||
50,000+ | 5.85 [0.68, 50.60] | |||
HSV-2 status | p = 0.3 | p = 0.4 | ||
Negative | 1 | 1 | ||
Positive | 1.62 [0.57, 4.55] | 0.61 [0.24, 1.57] | ||
Man older by | p<0.001 | p = 0.04 | ||
< = 15 | 1 | 1 | ||
16+ | 3.68 [1.83, 7.4] | 3.13 [1.55, 6.31] | ||
Period in time | p = 0.09 | p = 0.06 | ||
1990–1995 | 1 | 1 | ||
1995–1999 | 0.56 [0.26, 1.23] | 0.57 [0.26, 1.25] | ||
2000–2004 | 0.62 [0.34, 1.15] | 0.62 [0.33, 1.15] | ||
2005–2007 | 0.39 [0.18, 0.86] | 0.37 [0.17, 0.80] |
Adjusted by all other factors in the model.