Table 3.
The odds of lacking comprehensive knowledge of HIV, comparing men aged 20–49 who were married by age 18 with those married at or after 18 (reference group)
| Country | Percentage of men who lack comprehensive knowledge of HIV | Unadjusted odds ratios (Model 1) | Odds ratios adjusted for age (Model 2) | Odds ratios adjusted for age and household wealth (Model 3) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Married by age 18 | Married at/after 18 | Odds ratio | P value | Odds ratio | P value | Odds ratio | P value | |
|
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) N = 2999 |
78.0 (71.2–83.6) | 74.7 (72.3–77.0) | 1.20 (0.82–1.76) | 0.345 | 1.23 (0.84–1.80) | 0.289 | 1.11 (0.74–1.66) | 0.603 |
| P = 0.344 | ||||||||
|
Central African Republic N = 3455 |
76.1 (72.6–79.2) | 75.0 (72.7–77.1) | 1.06 (0.86–1.31) | 0.585 | 1.05 (0.85–1.31) | 0.633 | 1.10 (0.88–1.37) | 0.405 |
| P = 0.585 | ||||||||
|
Comoros N = 1101 |
81.3 (73.7–87.1) | 70.7 (65.9–75.0) | 1.80 (1.12–2.91) | 0.016 | 1.71 (1.06–2.74) | 0.027 | 1.61 (1.01–2.58) | 0.046 |
| P = 0.015 | ||||||||
|
Cuba N = 3125 |
41.6 (33.4–50.3) | 36.6 (33.1–40.3) | 1.18 (0.81–1.73) | 0.391 | 1.18 (0.81–1.74) | 0.387 | – | – |
| P = 0.273 | ||||||||
|
Guatemala N = 7242 |
81.2 (77.5–84.4) | 72.4 (70.8–73.9) | 1.53 (1.22–1.91) | < 0.001 | 1.52 (1.21–1.90) | < 0.001 | 1.18 (0.94–1.49) | 0.159 |
| P < 0.001 | ||||||||
|
Guyana N = 1050 |
61.1 (44.2–75.7) | 44.5 (40.0–49.3) | 1.95 (0.95–4.02) | 0.069 | 1.92 (0.93–3.96) | 0.078 | 1.76 (0.91–3.45) | 0.095 |
| P = 0.065 | ||||||||
|
Honduras N = 3788 |
68.6 (63.9–72.9) | 66.7 (64.4–69.1) | 1.08 (0.86–1.37) | 0.492 | 1.12 (0.89–1.41) | 0.345 | 1.03 (0.81–1.31) | 0.831 |
| P = 0.492 | ||||||||
|
Lao People’s Democratic Republic N = 7832 |
78.3 (75.0–81.2) | 68.0 (66.2–69.8) | 1.69 (1.40–2.05) | < 0.001 | 1.69 (1.40–2.05) | < 0.001 | 1.32 (1.09–1.60) | 0.005 |
| P < 0.001 | ||||||||
|
Madagascar N = 4236 |
85.1 (81.2–88.4) | 73.2 (71.4–75.0) | 2.10 (1.55–2.83) | < 0.001 | 1.97 (1.46–2.67) | < 0.001 | 1.87 (1.38–2.54) | < 0.001 |
| P < 0.001 | ||||||||
|
Mozambique N = 2627 |
55.6 (46.4–64.5) | 48.3 (45.6–51.0) | 1.28 (0.88–1.86) | 0.202 | 1.34 (0.91–1.96) | 0.136 | 1.29 (0.89–1.87) | 0.184 |
| P = 0.121 | ||||||||
|
Nepal N = 2648 |
79.4 (75.1–83.1) | 71.4 (68.5–74.2) | 1.54 (1.14–2.08) | 0.005 | 1.54 (1.14–2.09) | 0.005 | 1.27 (0.94–1.71) | 0.125 |
| P = 0.005 | ||||||||
|
Thailand N = 14583 |
57.4 (52.4–62.2) | 48.7 (46.6–50.8) | 1.42 (1.15–1.75) | 0.001 | 1.40 (1.14–1.73) | 0.002 | 1.33 (1.08–1.64) | 0.008 |
| P = 0.001 | ||||||||
Nicaragua could not be included in this analysis because questions on knowledge of HIV included in that survey differed, making results incomparable with the standard indicator used