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. 2013 Feb 4;8(2):e55060. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055060

Table 2. Factors associated with HIV seroconversion and transmission in serodiscordant couples: multivariable analyses.

HIV negative partnerAdjusted HR [95% CI] HIV positive partnerAdjusted 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.