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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 5.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2008 Sep 13;14(4):949–959. doi: 10.1007/s10461-008-9458-1

Table 3.

Results of the multivariable mixed effects model for factors associated with consistent condom use with regular partners or wives (1,310 participants; 3,531partnerships)

Parameter β OR 95% CI
Intercept –5.93
Participant HIV status (positive vs. negative) –1.52 0.48** (0.30; 0.76)
Participant education (reference: Primary)
  Secondary 0.57 1.46* (1.08; 1.98)
  Post-secondary 0.97 1.91** (1.35; 2.69)
Partner’s age (>=15 vs.<15) 1.14 2.14*** (1.68; 2.73)
Participant’s age at the time of relationship (>=15 vs.<15) 1.31 2.40** (1.69; 3.39)
Believing partner has HIV or AIDS (reference: No)
  Yes 0.45 1.35 (0.51; 3.62)
  Don’t know 2.46 5.19** (3.85; 6.99)
Sex during menstruation (reference: No) –1.02 0.5** (0.35; 0.73)
Believing partner has other partners (reference: No) 0.33 1.25* (1.04; 1.50)
Number of sexual encounters (reference:>10)
  Once 2.67 5.96** (4.35; 8.16)
  2–5 times 1.50 2.72** (2.16; 3.44)
  6–10 times 0.92 1.85** (1.41; 2.41)
Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) 0.52**
*

P < 0.05

**

P < 0.01