Table 5.
Time to seroconversion stratified by gender of seroconverter as estimated by Cox regression models
| Crude HR (95% CI) | Adjusted HR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Model 1: Men heavy drinking and women’s HIV acquisition (n = 804 M+F− couples; n = 131 seroconversions) | ||
| Men reported being drunk less than weekly or never being drunk in past year | Ref | Ref |
| Men reported being drunk weekly, daily or almost daily | 1.36 (0.94, 1.97) | 1.42 (0.97, 2.10)* |
| Women’s age (per year increase) | 0.96 (0.93, 0.99)* | 0.96 (0.93, 0.99)** |
| Woman illiterate | 0.84 (0.57, 1.23) | 0.66 (0.39, 1.14) |
| Years cohabiting (per year increase) | 0.94 (0.90, 0.97)* | 1.00 (0.97, 1.00) |
| Number of previous pregnancies (per pregnancy increase) | 0.89 (0.84, 0.95)** | 0.95 (0.88, 1.03) |
| Model 2: Women heavy drinking and women’s HIV acquisition (n = 804 M+F− couples; n = 131 seroconversions) | ||
| Women reported being drunk less than weekly or never drunk in past year | Ref | Ref |
| Women reported being drunk weekly, daily or almost daily | 3.63 (0.88, 14.91) | 3.71 (0.90, 15.25)* |
| Women’s age (per year increase) | 0.95 (0.92, 0.98)** | 0.98 (0.95, 1.01) |
| Woman illiterate | 1.76 (1.03, 2.99)** | 1.38 (0.97, 1.95)* |
| Years cohabiting (per year increase) | 0.94 (0.90, 0.97)** | 0.99 (0.96, 1.03) |
| Number of previous pregnancies (per pregnancy increase) | 0.81 (0.73, 0.90)** | 0.95 (0.87, 1.03) |
| Model 3: Men heavy drinking and men’s HIV acquisition (n = 1125 M−F+ couples, n = 137 seroconversions) | ||
| Men reported being drunk less than weekly or never being drunk in past year | Ref | Ref |
| Men reported being drunk weekly, daily or almost daily | 1.62 (0.89, 2.96) | 1.72 (1.01, 2.93)** |
| Men’s age (per year increase) | 0.97 (0.94, 0.99)** | 0.98 (0.96, 1.01)* |
| Men illiterate | 1.13 (0.78, 1.62) | 1.04 (0.72, 1.51) |
| Male circumcised | 0.23 (0.09, 0.56)** | 0.23 (0.09, 0.57)** |
| Years cohabiting (per year increase) | 0.95 (0.91, 0.99)** | 0.96 (0.92, 1.00)* |
| Model 4: Women heavy drinking and men’s HIV acquisition (n = 1125 M−F+ couples; n = 137 seroconversions) | ||
| Women reported being drunk less than weekly or never drunk in past year | Ref | Ref |
| Women reported being drunk weekly, daily or almost daily | 1.23 (0.30, 5.01) | 1.70 (0.42, 6.93) |
| Men’s age (per year increase) | 0.98 (0.95, 1.01)* | 0.98 (0.96, 1.00)* |
| Men illiterate | 1.53 (0.96, 2.46) | 0.95 (0.72, 1.24) |
| Male circumcised | 0.23 (0.09, 0.56)** | 0.46 (0.28, 0.76)** |
| Years cohabiting (per year increase) | 0.95 (0.91, 0.99)** | 0.97 (0.94, 1.00)* |
HR Hazard ratio
* p < 0.10; ** p < 0.05