Table 2.
Prevalence of partnership characteristics of interest among partnerships and participants reporting such partnerships; and odds ratio estimates, calculated by controlling for correlation between multiple partnerships of same participant, for partnership characteristics associated with consistent condom use in a sample of 18–24 year old Kenyan men
| Partnership characteristics | Participantsan (%) (1370) |
Partnershipsbn (%) (7913) |
OR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner type | ||||
| Wife or regular girlfriend (reference) | 1310 (96%) | 3531 (45%) | 1.00 | |
| Casual partner | 1140 (83%) | 4079 (51%) | 2.64** | (2.39; 2.93) |
| Sex worker | 195 (14%) | 303 (4%) | 9.18** | (7.09; 11.89) |
| Duration of relationship | ||||
| Under 1 month | 959 (70%) | 2812 (36%) | 4.09** | (3.56; 4.71) |
| 1 to under 2 months | 483 (35%) | 668 (8%) | 2.69** | (2.23; 3.25) |
| 2 to under 12 months | 1070 (78%) | 2581 (33%) | 1.90** | (1.66; 2.17) |
| One year and over (reference) | 996 (73%) | 1850 (23%) | 1.00 | |
| How long knew the partner before first sex | ||||
| One day or less | 550 (40%) | 991 (13%) | 3.67** | (3.17; 4.25) |
| Under 2 weeks | 665 (49%) | 1182 (15%) | 1.91** | (1.67; 2.19) |
| Under 2 months | 754 (55%) | 1275 (16%) | 1.35** | (1.19; 1.54) |
| Over 2 months (reference) | 1286 (94%) | 4465 (56%) | 1.00 | |
| Number of sexual encounters | ||||
| Once | 963 (70%) | 2500 (31%) | 8.7** | (7.30; 10.37) |
| 2–5 times | 1155 (84%) | 3153 (40%) | 4.06** | (3.42; 4.83) |
| 6–10 times | 584 (43%) | 853 (11%) | 2.16** | (1.75; 2.67) |
| Over 10 (reference) | 725 (53%) | 1407 (18%) | 1.00 | |
| Age group | ||||
| ≥15 | 1321 (96%) | 6005 (76%) | 3.57** | (3.12; 4.09) |
| >15 (reference) | 846 (62%) | 1908 (24%) | 1.00 | |
| Participant’s age at the time of relationship | ||||
| ≥15 | 1357 (99%) | 6915 (87%) | 5.25** | (4.29; 6.42) |
| <15 (reference) | 576 (42%) | 998 (13%) | 1.00 | |
| Having sex during menstruation | ||||
| Yes | 328 (24%) | 513 (6%) | 0.35** | (0.27; 0.44) |
| No (reference) | – | 7400 (94%) | 1.00 | |
| Having receptive oral sex | ||||
| Yes | 103 (8%) | 208 (3%) | 0.40** | (0.28; 0.57) |
| No (reference) | – | 7705 (97%) | 1.00 | |
| Performing oral sex | ||||
| Yes | 71 (5%) | 138 (2%) | 0.34** | (0.22; 0.53) |
| No (reference) | – | 7775 (98%) | 1.00 | |
| Concurrent relationships | ||||
| Yes | 967 (71%) | 4927 (62%) | 1.35** | (1.21; 1.50) |
| No (reference) | – | 2986 (38%) | 1.00 | |
| Ever exchanging money or gifts for sex with this partner | ||||
| Yes | 497 (36%) | 1079 (14%) | 1.75** | (1.53; 2.01) |
| No (reference) | – | 6834 (86%) | 1.00 | |
| Always exchanging money or gifts for sex with this partner | ||||
| Yes | 253 (18%) | 405 (5%) | 3.71** | (2.77; 4.97) |
| No (reference) | – | 7508 (95%) | 1.00 | |
| Believing that partner has other partners | ||||
| Yes | 1066 (78%) | 3699 (47%) | 2.47** | (2.23; 2.73) |
| No (reference) | – | 4214 (53%) | 1.00 | |
| Believing partner has HIV or AIDS | ||||
| Yes | 108 (8%) | 160 (2%) | 8.39** | (5.88; 11.99) |
| Don’t know | 455 (33%) | 1134 (14%) | 6.32** | (5.35; 7.45) |
| No (reference) | – | 6619 (84%) | 1.00 | |
*
P < 0.05
**
P < 0.01
a
Number and percent of participants reporting one or more partnerships with listed characteristics. Percentage may not add up to 100% as each participant may contribute to several categories due to the reported multiple partners
b
Number and percent of partnerships possessing listed characteristics