Table 2.

Univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses of independent factors associated with HIV testing among men in Malawi

Characteristics	COR	95% CI	P-Value	AOR	95% CI	P-Value
Age (Years)
15–19	1			1
20–29	6.71	5.85–7.68	< 0.001*	2.57	2.16–3.05	< 0.001*
30–39	12.30	10.41–14.53	< 0.001*	3.00	2.35–3.82	< 0.001*
40+	7.44	6.33–8.75	< 0.001*	2.02	1.58–2.59	< 0.001*
Residence
Urban	1			1
Rural	0.76	0.67–0.87	< 0.001*	1.03	0.87–1.23	0.743**
Region
Northern	1			1
Central	0.70	0.59–0.83	< 0.001*	0.64	0.53–0.78	< 0.001*
Southern	0.75	0.63–0.88	< 0.001*	0.74	0.61–0.90	0.002*
Marital Status
Never married	1			1
Currently married	6.15	5.51–6.87	< 0.001*	3.03	2.51–3.65	< 0.001*
Formerly married	4.63	3.39–6.33	< 0.001*	2.24	1.57–3.18	< 0.001*
Religion
Christians	1			1
Muslims	0.97	0.82–1.13	0.674**	1.06	0.88–1.27	0.559**
No religion	0.71	0.54–0.93	0.014*	0.74	0.54–1.01	0.054**
Wealth Index
Poor	1			1
Medium	0.92	0.80–1.05	0.215**	0.95	0.81–1.11	0.497**
Rich	1.16	1.04–1.29	0.010*	1.08	0.93–1.25	0.332**
Education
None	1			1
Primary school	0.84	0.68–1.03	0.090**	1.49	1.19–1.88	0.001*
Secondary school or above	1.80	1.45–2.25	< 0.001*	3.02	2.33–3.91	< 0.001*
Covered by health insurance
No	1			1
Yes	2.76	1.86–4.11	< 0.001*	1.66	1.05–2.63	0.030*
Age at first sexual debut (years)
No sex	1			1
Less than 15	4.20	3.50–5.05	< 0.001*	2.12	1.72–2.61	< 0.001*
15–24	9.24	7.94–10.75	< 0.001*	2.54	2.11–3.07	< 0.001*
24+	14.24	10.11–20.05	< 0.001*	2.46	1.69–3.59	< 0.001*

Note Abbreviations: AOR adjusted odds ratio, COR crude odds ratio. *Significant (P < 0.05); **Non-significant (P > 0.05)