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. 2014 Sep 19;19(2):393–404. doi: 10.1007/s10461-014-0895-8

Table 3.

Association between risk factors and HIV infection among men who have sex with men in three urban areas, Mozambique, 2011

Maputo Beira Nampula/Nacala
Crude n/N Adjusted % (95 % CI) Crude n/N Adjusted % (95 % CI) Crude n/N Adjusted % (95 % CI)
Age groups
 18–24a 14/344 2.4 (1.0–4.6) 15/454 2.8 (1.3–4.7) 7/292 2.7 (0.6–5.7)
 ≥25 36/103 33.8 (19.4–47.4)b 38/127 32.1 (19.4–43.7)b 4/59 10.3 (0.0–26.3)c
Primary language spoken at home
 Portuguesea 32/353 5.6 (2.6–9.2) 28/343 7.2 (3.9–11.1) 8/246 3.5 (0.4–8.8)
 Other 18/94 15.1 (6.4–27.0)b 25/238 11.6 (6.0–17.7) 3/102 2.5 (0.0–5.8)
Religion
 Christiana 44/368 8.1 (4.6–12.6) 37/478 8.7 (5.1–12.4) 6/158 3.2 (0.6–6.6)
 Muslim 4/31 4.2 (0.0–11.6) 7/44 14.2 (4.4–27.0) 4/183 3.0 (0.0–10.3)
 Other/none 2/48 7.0 (0.0–21.5) 9/59 8.0 (2.9–14.5) NSd
Level of education
 None or primarya 17/67 16.9 (6.3–30.8) 15/57 27.0 (9.7–40.9) 2/108 1.2 (0.0–3.5)
 Secondary and above 33/380 5.7 (2.6–9.4)b 38/524 7.2 (4.6–10.2)b 9/240 4.5 (1.1–9.7)
Marital status w/a woman
 Never marrieda 32/386 6.4 (3.0–9.8) 33/516 5.9 (3.5–8.8) 7/289 3.6 (0.6–7.1)
 Married or living conjugally 13/29 30.5 (9.6–55.3)b 13/42 38.0 (12.6–58.8)b 1/28 2.0 (0.0–9.1)
 Widowed, divorced or separated 5/31 17.0 (0.0–36.2) 7/23 20.4 (4.6–39.0)b 3/31 6.3 (0.0–26.5)
Condom use at last anal sex with a man in the 12 months preceding the survey
 Yesa 25/312 4.4 (1.4–7.4) 42/469 8.6 (5.2–12.2) 7/198 4.8 (0.8–9.8)
 No 19/99 17.4 (8.8–28.4)b 11/104 9.7 (3.4–17.0) 3/128 3.0 (0.0–9.6)
Condom use at last sex (vaginal or anal) with a woman in the 12 months preceding the survey
 Yesa 13/203 5.8 (1.7–10.5) 13/165 7.1 (2.1–14.7) 3/98 2.7 (0.0–6.6)
 No 17/97 13.7 (6.2–23.7)b 10/69 20.8 (5.2–38.9)b 1/99 0 (0.0–0.0)
Had contact with a peer educator in the 12 months preceding the survey
 Yes 15/194 3.7 (1.3–6.7) 16/143 16.7 (8.2–26.0) 6/174 3.4 (0.0–9.4)
 No 35/251 11.1 (6.2–17.3)b 37/436 6.6 (3.9–9.6)b 5/174 3.3 (0.4–7.7)
Gave money, an item or a service in exchange for sex (vaginal or anal) with a woman in the 12 months preceding the survey
 Yes 8/81 9.3 (2.2–18.9) 10/54 18.7 (6.4–34.7) 4/72 3.6 (0.0–9.6)
vNoa 23/226 8.4 (3.9–14.0) 14/198 9.9 (3.5–17.2) NSd
Received money, an item or a service in exchange for anal sex with a man in the 12 months preceding the survey
 Yes 22/198 9.6 (4.1–17.2) 21/155 13.2 (6.9–20.0) 5/147 7.8 (1.3–16.2)
 No 23/215 6.7 (2.8–11.8) 32/420 7.4 (3.9–11.3) 5/182 1.7 (0.0–3.0)c
Had an STI symptom or diagnosis in the 12 months preceding the survey
 Yesa 15/53 22.2 (8.7–41.4) 16/87 15.3 (7.6–24.4) 3/45 10.4 (0.0–28.3)
 No 35/394 6.4 (3.3–10.3)b 37/494 7.9 (4.5–11.6)c 8/303 2.6 (0.5–6.2)

NS Not shown due to N < 20

aLogistic regression reference category

bLogistic regression Wald test p value: < 0.05

cLogistic regression Wald test p value: 0.05 ≤ p≤0.1