Table 3:
Change in sexual risk behaviors of uncircumcised and circumcised HIV +ve men in Rakai, Uganda
| Sexual risk behavior in last 12 months | Uncircumcised (N=266) | Circumcised (N=84) | p-value testing H0: Δuc= Δc |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Follow up | Δuc | 95% CI | p-value testing H0: Δuc=0 |
Baseline | Follow up | Δc | 95% CI | p-value testing H0: Δc=0 |
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| n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | ||||||||
| Sexually active, yes | 244(91.7) | 243(91.4) | −0.3 | −5.1,4.4 | 0.876 | 82(97.6) | 79(94.1) | −3.5 | −9.6,2.4 | 0.247 | 0.413 |
| Alcohol before sex, yes | 155(58.3) | 149(56.0) | −2.3 | −10.7,6.2 | 0.599 | 45(53.6) | 42(50.0) | −3.6 | −18.7,11.5 | 0.643 | 0.881 |
| Transactional sex, yes | 48(18.1) | 44(16.5) | −4.6 | −11.5,2.3 | 0.191 | 20(23.8) | 22(26.2) | −0.8 | −14.6,13.0 | 0.905 | 0.633 |
| Multiple sex partners (3+), yes | 58(21.8) | 51(19.2) | −2.6 | −9.5,4.2 | 0.452 | 20(23.8) | 22(26.2) | +2.4 | −10.7,15.5 | 0.722 | 0.506 |
| Casual sex partners, yes | 130(48.9) | 118(44.4) | −4.5 | −13.0,4.0 | 0.297 | 42(50.0) | 45(53.6) | +3.6 | −11.5,18.7 | 0.643 | 0.360 |
| Inconsistent condom use with casual partners, yes | 127(47.7) | 86(32.3) | −15.4 | −23.6,−7.2 | <0.001 | 42(50.0) | 36(42.9) | −7.1 | −22.2,7.9 | 0.353 | 0.344 |
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Changes are only among the 350 men retained i.e. those seen at the baseline visit (07/2013–01/2015) and follow up visit (02/2015–09/2016)
Δuc
Change in the uncircumcised group (proportion engaging in sexual risk behavior at follow up minus proportion at baseline)
Δc
Change in the circumcised group (proportion engaging in sexual risk behavior at follow up minus proportion at baseline)