TABLE 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics, Sexual Behavior, and Reproductive Health of Urban and Rural HIV-Infected Patients
| Men
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Women
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban (N = 572) | Rural (N = 329) | OR* | Urban (N = 2081) | Rural (N = 837) | OR* | |
| Age (y), mean ± SD (N) | 36.20 ± 7.67 (572) | 39.56 ± 9.96 (328) | ‡ | 32.31 ± 7.44 (2080) | 35.32 ± 9.61 (832) | ‡ |
| Age (y), n/N (%) | ‡ | ‡ | ||||
| ≤25 | 36/572 (6.29) | 19/328 (5.79) | 2.25 | 354/2080 (17.02) | 116/832 (13.94) | 3.08 |
| 26 to 35 | 264/572 (46.15) | 109/328 (33.23) | 2.88 | 1128/2080 (54.23) | 352/832 (42.31) | 3.23 |
| 36 to 45 | 198/572 (34.61) | 112/328 (34.15) | 2.1 | 475/2080 (22.84) | 240/852 (28.17) | 2.0 |
| >45 | 74/572 (12.94) | 88/328 (26.83) | 1 | 123/2080 (11.39) | 124/832 (14.90) | 1 |
| Marital status, n/N (%) | ‡ | ‡ | ||||
| Married/living together | 215/572 (37.59) | 167/310 (53.87) | 1 | 446/2081 (21.43) | 204/789 (25.86) | 1 |
| Never married | 311/572 (54.37) | 51/310 (16.45) | 4.74 | 1425/2081 (68.48) | 286/789 (36.25) | 2.79 |
| Divorced/separated | 30/572 (5.24) | 64/310 (20.64) | 0.04 | 108/2081 (5.19) | 170/789 (21.55) | 0.29 |
| Widowed | 16/572 (2.80) | 28/310 (9.03) | 0.44 | 102/2081 (4.90) | 129/789 (16.35) | 0.36 |
| Household income, n/N (%) | 4.62‡ | 8.43‡ | ||||
| ≤R800/month | 244/562 (43.42) | 124/159 (77.99) | 863/2057 (41.95) | 384/447 (85.91) | ||
| >R800/month | 318/562 (56.58) | 35/159 (22.01) | 1194/2057 (58.04) | 63/447 (14.09) | ||
| Education level, n/N (%) | 4.76‡ | 3.68‡ | ||||
| <Grade 8 | 163/569 (28.65) | 214/326 (65.64) | 487/2077 (23.45) | 442/834 (53.00) | ||
| ≥Grade 8 | 406/569 (71.35) | 112/326 (34.36) | 1590/2077 (76.55) | 392/834 (47.00) | ||
| Ever consumed alcohol: yes | 433/571 (75.83) | 176/291 (60.48) | 2.05‡ | 698/2081 (33.54) | 82/754 (10.88) | 4.08‡ |
| Disclosed to anyone: yes | 519/571 (90.89) | 191/320 (59.69) | 6.74‡ | 1895/2072 (91.46) | 508/822 (61.80) | 6.62‡ |
| Current STI symptoms: yes | 72/562 (12.81) | 47/313 (15.02) | 0.83 NS | 477/2043 (23.35) | 225/805 (27.95) | 0.69 NS |
| CD4 count (cells/mm3) | 2.04‡ | 1.92‡ | ||||
| 0 to 199 | 223/459 (48.58) | 108/164 (65.85) | 568/1529 (37.15) | 249/468 (53.20) | ||
| 200+ | 236/459 (51.42) | 56/164 (34.15) | 961/1529 (62.85) | 219/468 (46.79) | ||
| Current regular sexual partner: yes | 446/564 (79.08) | 174/302 (57.62) | 2.78‡ | 1522/2057 (73.99) | 327/786 (41.60) | 3.99‡ |
| Condom use among those with regular partners | ‡ | ‡ | ||||
| Never | 58/446 (13.00) | 67/174 (38.50) | 1 | 223/1522 (14.65) | 144/327 (44.04) | 1 |
| Occasionally | 25/446 (5.60) | 16/174 (9.20) | 1.81 | 119/1522 (7.82) | 32/327 (9.78) | 2.4 |
| Always | 363/446 (81.39) | 91/174 (52.30) | 4.61 | 1180/1522 (77.53) | 151/327 (46.20) | 5.05 |
| Current casual sexual partner: yes | 69/564 (12.23) | 41/299 (13.71) | 1.14 NS | 205/2056 (9.97) | 79/783 (10.09) | 1.01 NS |
| Condom use among those with casual partners | † | † | ||||
| Never | 14/69 (20.30) | 17/41 (41.46) | 1 | 59/205 (28.78) | 33/79 (41.77) | 1 |
| Occasionally | 6/69 (8.70) | 6/41 (14.63) | 1.21 | 7/205 (3.41) | 6/79 (7.59) | 0.65 |
| Always | 49/69 (71.01) | 18/41 (43.90) | 3.31 | 139/205 (67.80) | 40/79 (50.63) | 1.94 |
| Any current sexual partners: yes | 449/564 (79.61) | 185/302 (61.26) | 2.74‡ | 1524/2057 (74.09) | 370/783 (47.25) | 3.19‡ |
*
P value: NS indicates not significant;
†
<0.05;
‡
<0.001.