Table 2. Behavioural and HIV Indicators in Mpumalanga Men's Study.
| Measure | Gert Sibande (N = 307) | Ehlanzeni (N = 298) | ||||||||
| Crude | Adjusted | Crude | Adjusted | |||||||
| N | % | % | 95% CI | N | % | % | 95% CI | |||
| Female Partners | ||||||||||
| Current regular female partner | 113 | 38.6 | 40.6 | 32.2–48.9 | 67 | 22.7 | 25.7 | 18.05–33.2 | ||
| Past female partners | 85 | 27.7 | 32.3 | 24.9–40.2 | 67 | 22.7 | 23.2 | 17.5–29.9 | ||
| Never had a female partner | 109 | 35.5 | 27.1 | 19.4–35.7 | 161 | 54.6 | 51.1 | 43.4–58.2 | ||
| Male Partners | ||||||||||
| Current regular male partner | 215 | 70.5 | 66.0 | 58.2–73.7 | 224 | 75.7 | 74.2 | 65.9–79.9 | ||
| Past regular male partner | 63 | 20.7 | 21.7 | 7.3–18.5 | 21 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 2.4–11.5 | ||
| Never had a male partner | 27 | 8.9 | 12.2 | 7.3–18.5 | 51 | 17.2 | 20.1 | 14.2–27.5 | ||
| Number of Female Partners in Last 6 Months | ||||||||||
| None | 286 | 93.2 | 91.9 | 88.5–95.3 | 292 | 98.0 | 97.7 | 95.7–99.3 | ||
| > = 1 Partner | 21 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 4.7–11.5 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.3 | NC | ||
| Number of Male Partners in Last 6 Months | ||||||||||
| = 1 Partner | 188 | 61.2 | 70.3 | 62.8–76.4 | 172 | 57.7 | 62.2 | 53.5–69.0 | ||
| > = 2 Partners | 119 | 38.8 | 29.7 | 23.6–37.2 | 126 | 42.3 | 37.8 | 31.0–46.5 | ||
| Transactional Sex | ||||||||||
| Received money, other goods | 57 | 18.6 | 21.1 | 14.8–28.5 | 34 | 11.4 | 13.2 | 81.9–92.0 | ||
| Gave money, other goods | 35 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 8.0–19.0 | 22 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 4.2–14.0 | ||
| Condom Use with Last 5 Male Partners | ||||||||||
| Consistent | 244 | 83.3 | 85.1 | 78.2–90.7 | 169 | 58.9 | 63.7 | 55.9–70.1 | ||
| Inconsistent | 49 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 9.3–21.8 | 118 | 41.1 | 36.3 | 29.9–44.1 | ||
| Drink> = 6 Drinks in One Sitting | ||||||||||
| Never | 49 | 16 | 17.4 | 11.4–23.4 | 127 | 42.6 | 41.3 | 34.9–49.3 | ||
| <1/month | 114 | 37.1 | 42.7 | 34.2–50.9 | 68 | 22.8 | 23.9 | 16.3–28.8 | ||
| 2–4 times/month | 141 | 45.9 | 39.9 | 32.5–48.5 | 79 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 20.8–33.8 | ||
| 2–3 times/week | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | 17 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 3.4–10.8 | ||
| More than 4 times/week | 3 | 1 | 0 | NC | 7 | 2.3 | 1.6 | NC | ||
| Marijuana | ||||||||||
| Used in past 6 months | 35 | 11.4 | 8.2 | 4.6–11.6 | 7 | 2.3 | 0.4 | NC | ||
| Partner Violence | ||||||||||
| Any victimization in past 6 months | 142 | 46.3 | 38.4 | 29.8–46.1 | 37 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 7.8–19.1 | ||
| HIV Testing Behavior | ||||||||||
| Ever Tested in Lifetime | ||||||||||
| Yes | 223 | 72.6 | 65.8 | 58.8–74.0 | 213 | 71.5 | 69.3 | 61.9–76.8 | ||
| No | 84 | 27.4 | 34.2 | 26.0–41.2 | 85 | 28.5 | 30.7 | 23.2–38.1 | ||
| Regular Tester1 | 115 | 37.5 | 34.6 | 27.9–41.4 | 97 | 32.6 | 31.0 | 24.9–37.8 | ||
| HIV Rapid Test Result | ||||||||||
| Positive | 110 | 35.8 | 28.3 | 21.1–35.3 | 62 | 20.8 | 13.7 | 9.1–19.6 | ||
| Negative | 185 | 60.3 | 67.8 | 61.0–75.4 | 197 | 66.1 | 72.4 | 65.2–78.5 | ||
| Not Tested | 12 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.4–6.5 | 39 | 13.1 | 13.9 | 8.8–19.8 | ||
NC = Not calculated due to small cell size.
1
“Regular tester”:>1 lifetime HIV test & tests every 6 months.