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Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2014 Jan;18(0 1):10.1007/s10461-013-0533-x. doi: 10.1007/s10461-013-0533-x

Table 4.

Multivariate analysis of factors associated with syphilis infection among patients living with HIV/AIDS who attend an outpatient clinic in Vitoria, Brazil (N = 438)

Variable	AOR*	(95% CI)	P value
Gender (male vs. female)	4.57	1.03–20.00	.045
Sexual behavior (male-male sex vs. heterosexual sex)	1.78	1.64–4.14	.018
Previously treated syphilis (yes vs. no)	5.54	1.95–15.76	.001
ART use (yes vs. no)	5.55	1.69–16.66	.004

AOR = adjusted odds ratio.

Variables in the model: age, gender, sexual behavior, sexual partner, previously treated syphilis, ART use, HIV viral load.