Table III.
Sex acts involving unprotected sex by partner serostatus among HIV-positive sexually active women and men in Mozambique in the three months prior to initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy.
| Total number of sex acts | Women n = 624 | Men n = 599 | ORua (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIV-positive partners, number of sex acts (median, IQR) | 412(5, 2 – 9) | 377(5.5, 3 – 9) | |
| Unprotected sex acts (n (%)) | 293(71.1) | 216(57.3) | 1.8(1.5, 2.5) |
| HIV-negative partners, number of sex acts (median, IQR) | 84(4, 2 – 8) | 104(4,3 – 5) | |
| Unprotected sex acts (n (%)) | 31(36.9) | 50(48.1) | 0.63(0.34, 1.2) |
| HIV-unknown partners, number of sex acts (median, IQR) | 128(3, 2 – 6) | 118(3, 2 – 6) | |
| Unprotected sex acts (n (%)) | 108(81.5) | 100(84.7) | 0.97(0.46, 2.1) |
| Overall condom correctness & consistency score (mean and standard deviation) | mean difference (95%CI) | ||
| HIV-positive partner | 0.25(0.39) | 0.34(0.43) | – 0.09(– 0.25, 0.7) |
| HIV-negative partner | 0.51(0.48) | 0.37(0.43) | 0.14(– 0.17,0.46) |
| HIV status unknown partner | 0.24(0.39) | 0.24(0.40) | 0(– 0.22, 0.22) |
| Unprotected sex acts across HIV-negative and HIV-unknown partners serostatus as compared with HIV-positive partners | |||
| HIV-negative n (ORua;95% CI) | HIV-? n (ORua;95%CI) | ||
| Women (unprotected sex with HIV-positive partner (n =293) | 4.2(2.5, 7.1) | 0.46(0.26, 0.78) | |
| Men (unprotected sex with HIV-positive partner (n = 216) | 1.5(0.91, 2.3) | 0.24(0.13, 0.42) | |