Table 3. Association between HIV status and potential horizontal risk factors for HIV.
Horizontal risk factors | Exposure | N | HIV+% | AOR (95% CI) † | p-value‡ |
Ever had a blood transfusion | No | 3,355 | 2.15% | Referent | 0.14 |
Yes | 7 | 14.3% | 6.51 (0.80–53.34) | ||
Lifetime number of non-vaccination injections | 0 | 2491 | 1.73% | Referent | 0.004 |
>0 | 873 | 3.44% | 2.19 (1.23–3.89) | ||
Received tuberculosis, polio, measles, and/or diphtheria vaccination | No | 10 | 0% | Referent | 0.81 |
Yes | 3364 | 2.11% | N/A | ||
Breastfed by non-biological mother | No | 3359 | 2.14% | Referent | 0.71 |
Yes | 16 | 0% | N/A | ||
Cared for a sick relative (ages 6–14) | No | 2403 | 2.29% | Referent | 0.45 |
Yes | 35 | 0% | N/A | ||
Ever been sexually abused (ages 7–14) | No | 2180 | 2.25% | Referent | N/A |
Yes | 4 | 0% | N/A |
Adjusted odds ratio; adjusted for age, gender, SES, and site type.
Fisher's exact test for difference of proportions.
NB: Different Ns are due to different question non-response rates.