Table 2.
Prevalence of HIV by background characteristics and cross tabulation (n=3,737a)
| Variable | % HIV positive | p |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.7 | – |
| Social demographic characteristics | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | 5.9 | 0.163 |
| Female | 7.1 | |
| Age (years) | ||
| ≤20 | 4.6 | 0.473 |
| 21–30 | 6.7 | |
| 31–40 | 7.4 | |
| 41–50 | 7.0 | |
| 50+ | 5.7 | |
| Performs any income-generating activity | ||
| Yes | 6.8 | 0.571 |
| No | 6.3 | |
| Ever had formal education | ||
| Yes | 6.4 | 0.081 |
| No | 8.5 | |
| Religion | ||
| Muslim | 7.3 | 0.618 |
| Christian-Catholic | 6.2 | |
| Other Christian | 6.5 | |
| Other/none | 5.0 | |
| Ethnic group | ||
| Northern Western | 7.5 | 0.514 |
| Northern Eastern | 4.5 | |
| Southern | 6.7 | |
| Marital characteristics | ||
| Marital status | ||
| Polygamous | 2.8 | 0.117 |
| Monogamous | 6.7 | |
| Remarried | ||
| Yes | 9.8 | <0.001 |
| No | 6.0 | |
| Sexual behavior characteristics | ||
| Lifetime number of sexual partners | ||
| 1 | 4.9 | 0.053 |
| 2–4 | 7.2 | |
| 5+ | 7.2 | |
| Condom use at first sex | ||
| Yes | 6.1 | 0.245 |
| No | 6.9 | |
| Don't know | 0.0 | |
| Concurrent partnerships | ||
| No | 6.9 | 0.079 |
| Yes | 4.1 | |
| Gender norms | ||
| Beliefs that a woman is justified to ask their husbands to use a condom if she knows he has a disease | ||
| Yes | 6.4 | 0.080 |
| No | 8.4 | |
| Health care utilization | ||
| Ever had VCT | ||
| Yes | 7.8 | 0.086 |
| No | 6.3 | |
| Lifestyle characteristics | ||
| Ever drank alcohol | ||
| Yes | 7.3 | 0.362 |
| No | 6.5 |
a
Currently married and cohabitating heterosexuals adults who participated in MZIMA adult health community cohort conducted in Ifakara, Tanzania.