Table 4. Economic resources associated with sexually-experienced young women's reported actions to reduce risk of acquiring HIV: adjusted odds ratios.
| Periodic Sexual abstinence | Consistent condom use | Changed partner selection process | Reduced number of sex partners | Talked to partner about HIV testing | Talked to partner about condom use | Used 3 or more HIV preventive practices | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size (N=693) | aORa (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) |
| Work for pay | 1.71* (1.07-2.75) | 0.86 (0.63-1.18) | 2.38*** (1.58-3.58) | 0.93 (0.62-1.41) | 1.08 (0.80-1.53) | 0.97 (0.68-1.39) | 1.39* (1.02-1.90) |
| Money comes from job | 2.06** (1.26-3.37) | 0.80 (0.56-1.15) | 1.81** (1.17-2.79) | 0.90 (0.57-1.43) | 1.02 (0.69-1.52) | 0.76 (0.52-1.13) | 1.12 (0.79-1.59) |
| Money to spend on self | 0.79 (0.35-1.78) | 1.01 (0.61-1.68) | 1.24 (0.66-2.32) | 1.94* (1.08-3.46) | 2.15* (1.13-4.06) | 1.99* (1.04-3.80) | 1.76* (1.06-2.92) |
| Food sufficient | 1.39 (0.85-2.29) | 0.95 (0.69-1.31) | 0.87 (0.57-1.31) | 1.08 (0.72-1.64) | 0.87 (0.61-1.23) | 0.72 (0.50-1.04) | 1.00 (0.73-1.36) |
| Being unindebted | 0.65 (0.40-1.06) | 1.06 (0.75-1.48) | 0.82 (0.53-1.26) | 1.01 (0.65-1.56) | 1.35 (0.93-1.94) | 0.95 (0.64-1.39) | 1.07 (0.76-1.48) |
| Has savings | 1.54 (0.92-2.59) | 1.02 (0.71-1.47) | 1.47 (0.94-2.30) | 1.02 (0.64-1.63) | 1.47 (0.97-2.23) | 0.97 (0.65-1.46) | 1.21 (0.85-1.72) |
| Has banking account | 0.87 (0.47-1.62) | 1.49* (1.01-2.19) | 1.39 (0.86-2.24) | 1.44 (0.90-2.30) | 1.55 (0.98-2.46) | 1.19 (0.75-1.87) | 1.69** (1.14-2.49) |
| Has 4 or more economic resources | 1.56 (0.88-2.76) | 1.16 (0.77-1.75) | 1.96** (1.20-3.20) | 1.13 (0.67-1.92) | 2.01** (1.20-3.37) | 1.09 (0.68-1.76) | 1.86** (1.23-2.84) |
*
p<0.05,
**
p<0.01,
***
p<0.001;
a
Adjusted for woman's age, education, household socioeconomic status, difference of partner age, partner education, partnership type