Table 2:
Baseline characteristics and baseline sexual risk behaviors of HIV +ve men retained versus HIV +ve men lost to follow up
| Retained N=350 |
Lost N=188 |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Circumcision status,
n(%) Uncircumcised Circumcised |
266(76.0) 84(24.0) |
159(84.6) 29(15.4) |
0.020 |
|
Age;
mean(SD) median(IQR) |
35.2(6.7) 35(30–40) |
34.8(7.8) 34(28.5–40) |
0.533 0.416 |
|
Marital status,
n(%) currently unmarried currently married never married |
97(27.7) 236(67.4) 17(4.9) |
65(34.6) 110(58.5) 13(6.9) |
0.113 |
|
Community,
n(%) Non-fishing Fishing |
134(38.3) 216(71.7) |
70(37.2) 118(62.8) |
0.811 |
|
Education,
n(%) None Primary school Secondary school or higher |
40(11.4) 262(74.9) 48(13.7) |
16(8.5) 145(77.1) 27(14.4) |
0.571 |
|
Religion,
n(%) Catholic Protestant Other |
276(78.9) 60(17.1) 14(4.0) |
138(73.4) 36(19.2) 14(7.5) |
0.170 |
|
Exposure to stylish living campaign,
n(%) Participated Heard, did not participate Never heard Missing (Unknown) |
60(17.1) 102(29.1) 173(49.4) 15(4.3) |
17(9.0) 42(22.3) 116(61.7) 13(6.9) |
0.005 |
|
In HIV care, n(%) Yes, with ART Yes, with Septrin only Yes, but no Septrin or ART Never |
166(47.4) 82(23.4) 90(25.7) 12(3.4) |
71(37.8) 54(28.7) 58(30.9) 5(2.7) |
0.145 |
|
Sexually active,
n(%) No Yes |
24(6.9) 326(93.1) |
11(5.9) 177(94.1) |
0.652 |
|
Alcohol before sex,
n(%) No Yes |
150(42.9) 200(57.1) |
65(34.6) 123(65.4) |
0.061 |
|
Transactional sex,
n(%) No Yes Missing (Unknown) |
233(66.6) 68(19.4) 49(14.0) |
127(67.6) 39(20.7) 22(11.7) |
0.736 |
|
Multiple sex partners (3+),
n(%) No Yes |
272(77.7) 78(22.3) |
144(76.6) 44(23.4) |
0.768 |
|
Casual sex partners,
n(%) No Yes |
178(50.9) 172(49.1) |
86(45.7) 102(54.3) |
0.258 |
|
Condom use with casual partners,
n(%) Consistent or no casual partner Inconsistent |
181(51.7) 169(48.3) |
87(46.3) 101(53.7) |
0.229 |