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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 4.

Results of the multivariable mixed effects model for factors associated with consistent condom use with casual partners (1140 participants; 4079 partnerships)

Parameter β OR 95% CI
Intercept –6.93
Participant HIV status (positive vs. negative) –1.10 0.48** (0.3; 0.76)
Participant Education (reference: primary)
  Secondary 0.64 1.54** (1.17; 2.02)
  Post-secondary 1.23 2.27** (1.65; 3.13)
Partner’s age (≥15 vs.<15) 1.10 2.08** (1.71; 2.53)
Participant’s age at the time of relationship ≥15 vs.<15) 1.71 3.13** (2.33; 4.20)
Ever exchanging money or gifts for sex with this partner (reference: No) 0.34 1.25* (1.01; 1.55)
Believing partner has HIV or AIDS (reference: No)
  Yes 3.36 9.47** (5.32; 16.86)
  Don’t know 2.29 4.61** (3.65; 5.83)
Practicing receptive oral sex with this partner (reference: No) –1.25 0.43** (0.25; 0.76)
How long knew the partner before first sex (reference:>2 months)
  One day or less 0.89 1.81** (1.49; 2.20)
  Under 2 weeks 0.64 1.53** (1.27; 1.85)
  Under 2 months 0.27 1.20 (0.98; 1.46)
Sex during menstruation (reference: No) –0.69 0.63* (0.44; 0.90)
Concurrent relationships (reference: No) 0.52 1.42** (1.21; 1.66)
Believing partner has other partners (reference: No) 0.83 1.74** (1.50; 2.02)
Number of sexual encounters (reference:>10)
  Once 2.14 4.19** (2.80; 6.26)
  2–5 times 1.60 2.91** (1.97; 4.32)
  6–10 times 1.20 2.23** (1.39; 3.58)
Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) 0.52**
*

P <0.05

**

P < 0.01