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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 31.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS. 2015 Jan 14;29(2):211–219. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000533

Table 2.

Demographic characteristics and HIV risk factors in young women and men aged 15–24 years, Rakai District, Uganda, 1999–2011.

Rakai Community Cohort Study Survey Round, 1999–2011
P for trend
(age-adjusted)
Model for test
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Women (15–24 years)
Enrolled in school
 15–1 9 years old 26.0% 29. 9% 30.9% 35.6% 36.9% 46.8% 50.7% 57.1% 58.9% <0.001 Logistic regression
 20–24 years old 1.4% 1.0% 0.9% 1.9% 2.1% 4.1% 4.5% 3.9% 3.9% <0.001 Logistic regression
Ever married
 15–1 9 years old 46.3% 45.0% 42.6% 40.2% 39.3% 29.5% 26.9% 23.2% 23.6% <0.000 Logistic regression
 20–24 years old 82.7% 82.1% 81.1% 82.9% 83.5% 77.9% 79.0% 82.5% 81.7% 0.011 Logistic regression
Risk factors among all women
Ever had sex
 15–1 9 years old 75.9% 75.2% 78.4% 73.6% 73.5% 64.4% 63.0% 55.1% 50.3% <0.001 Logistic regression
 20–24 years old 99.1% 99.1% 98.9% 98.9% 99.0% 98.2% 98.2% 98.0% 97.8% <0.001 Logistic regression
Primary partner has received male medical circumcision
 15–19 years old NA NA NA 27.1% 28.0% 33.1% 38.9% 44.6% 55.5% <0.001 Logistic regression
 20–24 years old NA NA NA 25.5% 28.0% 32.9% 38.9% 47.2% 51.6% <0.001 Logistic regression
Risk factors among sexually experienced women
Number of sex partners, last 12 months
 15–1 9 years old <0.001 Proportional odds model
  0 7.4% 7.0% 6.2% 6.5% 9.7% 9.7% 12.1% 13.2% 12.2%
  1 82.0% 83.3% 82.1% 83.1% 80.7% 81.4% 78.8% 77.1% 81.6%
  More than 2 10.6% 9.7% 11.8% 10.4% 9.6% 8.9% 9.1% 9.7% 6.2%
 20–24 years old <0.001 Proportional odds model
  0 3.5% 3.7% 3.8% 2.8% 3.2% 4.6% 3.6% 3.4% 4.4%
  1 90.5% 89.1% 89.5% 92.2% 91.8% 89.9% 90.2% 91.4% 90.7%
  More than 2 6.0% 7.2% 6.7% 5.0% 5.0% 5.5% 6.3% 5.2% 5.0%
Concurrent sexual partners at the date of interview
 15–1 9 years old 2.2% 1.5% 2.8% 2.4% 2.1% 1.8% 1.8% 0.9% 1.4% 0.048 Logistic regression
 20–24 years old 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.6% 2.1% 2.3% 2.3% 1.8% 1.6% 0.723 Logistic regression
Always used condoms, primary partner in last 12 months
 15–1 9 years old 15.7% 19.1% 21.6% 21.0% 21.3% 24.8% 29.7% 29.2% 22.9% <0.001 Logistic regression
 20–24 years old 7.4% 7.6% 8.5% 5.3% 5.8% 8.3% 8.0% 6.1% 6.5% 0.396 Logistic regression
Always used condom with 2–4 partners, last 12 months
 15–1 9 years old 40.0% 25.2% 42.6% 34.9% 41.7% 38.1% 36.0% 41.1% 42.2% 0.183 Logistic regression
 20–24 years old 27.0% 33.8% 35.5% 37.2% 31.3% 33.7% 36.0% 29.6% 37.3% 0.250 Logistic regression
Alcohol use in last 30 days
 15–1 9 years old 28.7% 27.0% 27.2% 14.6% 13.6% 13.0% 9.2% NA NA <0.001 Logistic regression
 20–24 years old 35.1% 33.6% 31.9% 22.7% 21.3% 24.6% 21.7% NA NA <0.001 Logistic regression
Men (15–24 years)
Enrolled in school
 15–19 years-old 42.6% 43.5% 47.4% 53.4% 53.7% 60.1% 59.0% 61.8% 65.9% <0.001 Logistic regression
 20–24 years-old 6.0% 7.2% 7.0% 9.1% 8.6% 12.6% 11.2% 12.6% 11.9% <0.001 Logistic regression
Ever married
 15–1 9 years-old 4.7% 4.2% 3.3% 2.1% 2.1% 2.5% 1.8% 1.3% 0.9% <0.001 Logistic regression
 20–24 years-old 52.0% 49.0% 49.5% 48.3% 43.4% 39.7% 40.6% 40.4% 37.3% <0.001 Logistic regression
Risk factors among all men
Ever had sex
 15–19 years-old 63.0% 63.0% 65.7% 60.4% 59.0% 54.7% 53.8% 44.5% 41.4% <0.001 Logistic regression
 20–24 years-old 95.6% 94.6% 96.1% 95.8% 96.4% 95.4% 94.1% 92.0% 90.9% <0.001 Logistic regression
Male Medical Circumcision
 15–19 years-old NA NA 16.8% 20.8% 20.4% 21.2% 21.8% 28.4% 35.7% <0.001 Logistic regression
 20–24 years-old NA NA 15.4% 1 7.2% 18.3% 24.2% 30.0% 38.1% 42.3% <0.001 Logistic regression
Risk factors among sexually experienced men
Number of sex partners—last 12 months
 15–19 years-old <0.001 Proportional odds model
  0 18.4% 18.2% 17.6% 18.5% 22.2% 25.7% 22.2% 31.8% 31.2%
  1 42.3% 40.9% 43.2% 46.6% 45.7% 47.0% 49.5% 46.7% 49.3%
  More than 2 39.3% 40.9% 39.2% 34.9% 32.1% 27.5% 28.3% 21.5% 1 9.5%
 20–24 years-old <0.001 Proportional odds model
  0 7.9% 8.2% 7.2% 7.5% 8.40% 10.2% 9.5% 9.9% 12.7%
  1 47.6% 47.1% 42.3% 47.8% 48.0% 46.2% 43.3% 51.2% 54.0%
  More than 2 44.4% 44.7% 50.5% 44.7% 43.6% 43.5% 47.3% 38.9% 33.3%
Concurrent sexual partners at date of interview
 15–19 years-old 11.5% 13.0% 11.2% 15.1% 8.2% 8.8% 10.1% 6.7% 6.7% <0.001 Logistic regression
 20–24 years-old 20.4% 1 8.7% 21.2% 20.7% 19.6% 20.6% 21.5% 16. 7% 13.6% <0.001 Logistic regression
Always used condoms w/ primary partner—last 12 months
 15–19 years-old 37.2% 40.1% 43.9% 47.8% 44.5% 37.1% 41.0% 39.3% 38.1% 1.000 Logistic regression
 20–24 years-old 23.7% 29.5% 28.0% 29.4% 32.2% 32.2% 28. 6% 28.5% 30.1% 0.007 Logistic regression
Always used condom w/ 2–4 partner—last 12 months
 15–19 years-old 31.5% 37.9% 39.5% 37.9% 46.7% 40.2% 33.5% 35.9% 39.5% 0.013 Logistic regression
 20–24 years-old 39.1% 37.7% 38.0% 42.5% 43.3% 37.0% 36.3% 36.4% 33.7% 0.412 Logistic regression
Alcohol use in last 30 days
 15–19 years-old 37.5% 37.8% 33.2% 22.1% 17.1% 13.8% 13.3% NA NA <0.001 Logistic regression
 20–24 years-old 56.9% 57.4% 53.8% 42.2% 37.5% 37.2% 33.7% NA NA <0.001 Logistic regression

Statistical testing used to assess change over time, p values adjust for single year of age. Denominators for certain analyses limited to sexually experienced youth as noted above.