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. 2014 Mar 24;11:25. doi: 10.1186/1742-4755-11-25

Table 3.

Unadjusted and Adjusted Odds ratios for risky sexual behaviors comparing circumcised and uncircumcised

 
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
  Number of lifetime partners
Had non marital sex the last 12 months
Condom use at last non marital sex
Transactional sex in last 12 months
ORs (95% CI) ORs (95% CI) ORs (95% CI) ORs (95% CI)
Circumcision status
 
 
 
 
Unadjusted
 
 
 
 
Uncircumcised
1
1
1
1
Circumcised
1.48? (1.31,1.68)
1.43* (1.24,1.65)
0.80* (0.65,0.98)
1.37 (0.98,1.94)
Adjusted
 
 
 
 
Uncircumcised
1
1
1
1
Circumcised
1.46? (1.27,1.67)
1.26* (1.05,1.52)
0.79* (0.63,0.98)
1.20 (0.81,1.78)
Background characteristics
 
 
 
 
Age
 
 
 
 
15-24
1
1
1
1
25-34
1.81? (1.52,2.16)
0.74* (0.57,0.95)
0.86 (0.64,1.14)
0.71 (0.42,1.18)
35-44
3.12? (2.56,3.79)
0.61? (0.46,0.78)
0.66*(0.44,0.96)
0.66 (0.37,1.16)
45-59
4.26? (3.44,5.28)
0.36? (0.27,0.48)
0.34? (0.22,0.53)
0.22?(0.11,0.44)
Ethnicity
 
 
 
 
Baganda
1
1
1
1
Banyakore
0.54? (0.41,0.72)
0.77 (0.51,1.14)
0.66 (0.60,1.08)
0.80 (0.30,2.12)
Iteso/Karimojon
1.83 (0.64,1.08)
0.51? (0.34,0.75)
0.57* (0.37,0.89)
0.56 (0.16,1.89)
Lugbara/Madi/Alur/Japadhola
0.82 (0.62,1.09)
0.62? (0.44,0.88)
0.92 (0.87,2.45)
1.79 (0.81,3.95)
Basoga
1.32* (1.03,1.69)
1.17 (0.73,1.86)
0.46? (0.30,0.70)
1.34 (0.44,4.02)
Langi/Acholi
0.88 (0.67,1.15)
0.53? (0.37,0.75)
0.79 (0.51,1.20)
0.20 (0.05,0.78)
Bakiga
0.67* (0.49,0.92)
0.67 (0.40,1.11)
0.30? (0.19,0.46)
2.05? (1.03,4.10)
Bagisu/Sabiny
1.06 (0.76,1.66)
0.58* (0.34,0.98)
0.40? (0.25,0.63)
0.99 (0.37,2.65)
Banyoro/Batoro
1.41* (1.06,1.88)
1.61* (1.12,2.32)
0.50? (0.33,0.76)
2.47*(1.21,5.07)
Bafumbira
0.32? (0.18,0.55)
0.43* (0.20,0.89)
0.25? (0.09,0.71)
0.27 (0.03,2.47)
Bagwere/Samia
1.19 (0.79,1.79)
1.17 (0.72,1.90)
0.78 (0.41,1.52)
1.50 (0.57,3.94)
Bakonjo
0.61* (0.38,0.98)
0.83 (0.53,1.31)
0.23* (0.07,0.72)
0.79 (0.18,3.37)
Others
0.86 (0.63,1.18)
0.95 (0.62,1.45)
0.96 (0.63,1.46)
1.72 (0.88,3.35)
Wealth status
 
 
 
 
Lowest quintile
1
1
1
1
2nd quintile
1.30? (1.09,1.53)
1.31* (1.00,1.72)
1.12 (0.76,1.65)
0.92 (0.46,1.85)
Middle
1.48? (1.22,180)
1.59? (1.20,2.09)
1.40 (0.95,2.06)
1.77 (0.87,3.59)
4th quintile
1.61? (1.34,1.93)
2.02? (1.50,2.71)
1.75? (1.17,2.62)
1.28 (0.62,2.67)
Highest quintile
1.97? (1.56,2.48)
1.98? (1.37,2.85)
2.55? (1.63,3.99)
1.11 (0.45,2.70)
Marital status
 
 
 
 
Never married
1
1
1
1
Married
2.29? (1.90,2.75)
0.01? (0.00,0.01)
1.35* (1.04,1.77)
0.72 (0.41,1.29)
Divorced/separated
2.55? (1.98,3.27)
0.07? (0.04,0.12)
1.13 (0.79,1.61)
2.21*(1.17,4.17)
Highest education level
 
 
 
 
No education
1
1
1
1
Primary
1.46? (1.17,1.83)
1.07 (0.78,1.46)
2.18* (1.13,4.21)
0.92 (0.41,2.07)
Secondary
1.42? (1.09,1.86)
1.06 (0.74,1.52)
3.14? (1.63,6.04)
0.67 (0.24,1.86)
Post secondary
1.07 (0.77,1.48)
1.29 (0.86,1.96)
3.57? (1.79,7.14)
0.42 (0.12,1.48)
Number of men 7,969 7,114 2,231 7,109

*p < 0.05, ? p < 0.01, Includes only background characteristics that were significant in at least one of the 4 models. Survey region is omitted because of collinearity. Only indiciating the background factors that were significant.