Table 2.
Results of Chi-square test for association between socio-demographic and HIV status (N = 14,779
| Variables | HIV Status | Chi-square; P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Gender | χ2 = 60.894; p < 0.001 | ||
| Male | 6543 (92.9%) | 499 (7.1%) | |
| Female | 6904 (89.2%) | 833 (10.8%) | |
| Age | χ2 = 647.472, p < 0.001 | ||
| 15–19 | 3333 (97.9%) | 73 (2.1%) | |
| 20–24 | 2862 (96.0%) | 120 (4.0%) | |
| 25–29 | 2031 (92.0%) | 176 (8.0%) | |
| 30–34 | 1742 (86.8%) | 265 (13.2%) | |
| 35–39 | 1461 (84.9%) | 259 (15.1%) | |
| 40–44 | 1013 (83.0%) | 208 (17.0%) | |
| 45–49 | 750 (82.0%) | 165 (18.0%) | |
| 50+ | 256 (79.5%) | 66 (20.5%) | |
| Education | χ2 = 23.031, p < 0.001 | ||
| No education | 1177 (87.8%) | 163 (12.2%) | |
| Primary | 8092 (91.3%) | 774 (8.7%) | |
| Secondary | 3678 (91.7%) | 332 (8.3%) | |
| Post-Secondary | 499 (88.8%) | 63 (11.2%) | |
| Marital status | χ2 = 448.486, p < 0.001 | ||
| Never Married | 4230 (97.0%) | 129 (3.0%) | |
| Currently Married | 8241 (89.8%) | 934 (10.2%) | |
| Ever Marrieda | 976 (78.5%) | 268 (21.5%) | |
| Religion | χ2 = 6.103, p = 0.192 | ||
| Catholic | 2566 (91.9%) | 227 (8.1%) | |
| Church of Central Africa Presbyterian. | 2369 (91.5%) | 220 (8.5%) | |
| Other Protestant Christians | 6667 (90.5%) | 697 (9.5%) | |
| Islam | 1606 (90.9%) | 161 (9.1%) | |
| No religion/others | 238 (89.5%) | 28 (10.5%) | |
| Age at first sex | χ2 = 139.621, p < 0.001 | ||
| Never had sex/never had a partner | 1815 (98.2%) | 33 (1.8%) | |
| < 16 | 4111 (89.2%) | 498 (10.8%) | |
| 16–17 | 2821 (90.4%) | 298 (9.6%) | |
| 18–19 | 2719 (90.4%) | 289 (9.6%) | |
| 20+ | 1981 (90.3%) | 214 (9.7%) | |
| Recent Sexual activity | χ2 = 142.181, p < 0.001 | ||
| Never had sex | 1815 (98.2%) | 33 (1.8%) | |
| Active last 4 weeks | 7618 (90.5%) | 803 (9.5%) | |
| Not active last 4 weeks | 4014 (89.0%) | 496 (11.0%) | |
| Total number of lifetime sexual partners | χ2 = 390.753; p < 0.001 | ||
| 0 | 1815 (98.2%) | 33 (1.8%) | |
| 1 | 4081 (95.2%) | 204 (4.8%) | |
| 2 | 3045 (89.0%) | 378 (11.0%) | |
| 3–4 | 2710 (86.1%) | 437 (13.9%) | |
| 5–9 | 1262 (88.4%) | 165 (11.6%) | |
| 10+ | 490 (82.2%) | 106 (17.8%) | |
| Undisclosed | 43 (84.3%) | 8 (15.7%) | |
| Use condom for most recent sex | χ2 = 27.044, p < 0.001 | ||
| No | 8269 (90.5%) | 869 (9.5%) | |
| Yes | 1931 (89.6%) | 224 (10.4%) | |
| Not had recent sex | 3247 (93.1%) | 240 (6.9%) | |
| Extra marital/partner sexual partners | χ2 = 19.451, p < 0.001 | ||
| None | 11,008 (90.8%) | 1120 (9.2%) | |
| 1 | 2129 (91.6%) | 196 (8.4%) | |
| 2+ | 310 (95.4%) | 15 (4.6%) | |
| Undisclosed | 0 (0) | 1 (100.0%) | |
| Had any STI last 12 months | χ2 = 62.122; p < 0.001 | ||
| No | 13,134 (91.2%) | 1260 (8.8%) | |
| Yes | 269 (79.1%) | 71 (20.9%) | |
| Don’t Know | 44 (97.8%) | 1 (2.2%) | |
| Household wealth index | χ2 = 63.130; p < 0.001 | ||
| Poor | 5011 (92.7%) | 396 (7.3%) | |
| Rich | 5298 (91.4%) | 500 (8.6%) | |
| Richest | 3138 (87.8%) | 436 (12.2%) | |
| Rural/urban Residence | χ2 = 144.740; p < 0.001 | ||
| Urban | 2309 (85.0%) | 407 (15.0%) | |
| Rural | 11,138 (92.3%) | 925 (7.7%) | |
| Region | χ2 = 251.559; p < 0.001 | ||
| Northern | 1710 (94.5%) | 100 (5.5%) | |
| Central | 6005 (94.3%) | 363 (5.7%) | |
| Southern | 5732 (86.8%) | 870 (13.2%) | |
aEver Married: included those who were divorced, separated and widowed