TABLE 2.
Univariate Analysis of Sex Before 42 Days and of Sex Before Complete Healing by Baseline Characteristics
| Baseline Characteristics | Sex Before 42 Days, % by Category (n = 318) |
Relative Risk (95% CI) | Sex Before Healed, % by category (n = 319) |
Relative Risk (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | ||||
| 18–24 | 27/108 (25.0) | Ref. | 9/107 (8.4) | Ref. |
| 25+ | 93/210 (44.3) | 1.77 (1.24 to 2.54) | 51/212 (24.1) | 2.86 (1.46 to 5.59) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 46/171 (26.9) | Ref. | 23/170 (13.5) | Ref. |
| Married or cohabiting | 74/147 (50.3) | 1.87 (1.39 to 2.51) | 37/149 (24.8) | 1.84 (1.15 to 2.94) |
| HIV status | ||||
| HIV-negative | 78/214 (36.5) | Ref. | 33/213 (15.5) | Ref. |
| HIV-positive | 42/104 (40.4) | 1.11 (0.83 to 1.49) | 27/106 (25.5) | 1.64 (1.05 to 2.58) |
| Sexual partners in last year | ||||
| None or one | 47/150 (31.3) | Ref. | 17/150 (11.3) | Ref. |
| Two or more | 73/168 (43.4) | 1.39 (1.03 to 1.86) | 43/169 (25.4) | 2.25 (1.34 to 3.67) |
| Alcohol use (d/wk) | ||||
| 2 or fewer | 95/271 (35.1) | Ref. | 44/272 (16.2) | Ref. |
| 3 or more | 25/47 (53.2) | 1.52 (1.11 to 2.08) | 16/47 (34.0) | 2.10 (1.30 to 3.41) |
| Education | ||||
| Primary or less | 68/150 (45.3) | 1.21 (0.83 to 1.77) | 34/150 (22.7) | 1.59 (0.73 to 3.22) |
| Secondary | 31/112 (27.7) | 0.74 (0.47 to 1.16) | 18/113 (15.9) | 1.12 (0.52 to 2.41) |
| Postsecondary | 21/56 (37.5) | Ref. | 8/56 (14.3) | Ref. |
| Ever used a condom | ||||
| Yes | 104/262 (39.7) | Ref. | 48/264 (18.2) | Ref. |
| No | 16/56 (28.6) | 0.72 (0.46 to 1.12) | 12/55 (21.8) | 1.20 (0.68 to 2.10) |
| Condom use at last sex | ||||
| Yes | 50/147 (34.0) | Ref. | 20/148 (13.5) | Ref. |
| No | 54/115 (47.0) | 1.38 (1.03 to 1.86) | 28/116 (24.1) | 1.79 (1.06 to 3.00) |
| Current extramarital partnership | ||||
| Yes | 38/70 (54.3) | 1.16 (0.84 to 1.60) | 22/71 (31.0) | 1.61 (0.91 to 2.86) |
| No | 36/77 (46.8) | Ref. | 15/78 (19.2) | Ref. |