Table 4.
Ego’s use of HIV prevention and testing. odds ratios, multilevel random effects models.
| Ego’s Uses HIV Prevention | Ego has Tested for HIV | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor migration status | |||
| Migrant’s wife | 1.09 | 1.03 | |
| Worried of AIDS infection from spouse | 1.34 | 1.47 | |
| Network member is married to migrant | 0.76 † | 0.93 | |
| Network member uses HIV prevention | 4.92 ** | ||
| Network member has tested for HIV | 8.64 ** | ||
| Network Resources | |||
| Kin | 0.77 | 1.17 | |
| Older than ego | 0.93 | 0.89 | |
| Younger than ego | 1.01 | 0.99 | |
| Same religion as ego’s | 1.27 | 0.92 | |
| Network member would loan money | 1.35 | 0.96 | |
| Network member works | 1.13 | 1.11 | |
| Ego’s characteristics | |||
| Age (in years) | 1.01 | 0.96 * | |
| Number of living children | 0.96 | 1.17 * | |
| 1–4 years of school | 1.15 | 0.82 | |
| 5 or more years of school | 1.33 | 1.43 | |
| Currently working | 1.64 * | 0.72 | |
| In polygynous union | 0.75 | 1.11 | |
| Resides with parents in-law | 0.91 | 1.01 | |
| Household’s material possession index | 1.23 * | 1.18 | |
| Thatched roof | 1.30 | 1.07 | |
| Household owns cattle | 0.68 † | 1.04 | |
| Mainline church | 1.01 | 1.73 | |
| Zionist/Pentecostal | 1.09 * | 1.97 * | |
| [No religion] | 2.09 | 1.34 | |
| Had talked to husband about AIDS | 2.09 ** | 1.34 | |
| Migrant’s wife*network member is married to migrant*network member prevent HIV | 2.10 | ||
| Migrant’s wife*network member is married to migrant*network member Tested for HIV | 0.60 | ||
| Generalized Chi-square | 903.78 | 908.50 | |
| Generalized Chi-square/DF | 0.28 | 0.29 | |
| N | 3,210 | 3,210 | |
Reference categories: Non-migrant’s wife; Does not worry of AIDS infection from husband; Network member is not married to migrant; Network member does not use prevention; Network member has not tested for HIV; Non-kin; Same age as ego; Different religion from ego’s; Network member would not loan money; Network member does not work; No education; Not working; In monogamous union; Does not reside with parents in-law; Zinc, polyurethane or block roof; Does not own cattle; No religion; Has not talked to husband about AIDS; Significance level: ** p < 0.01; * p <0.05; † p < 0.10.