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. 2021 Mar 19;21:544. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10595-1

Table 3.

Multivariable regression of HIV risk on alcohol use, IPV and selected explanatory variables

Model (1) Model (2)
Unadjusted Odds Ratios (OR) 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) Adjusted Odds Ratios (aOR) 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs)
Drinks alcohol (rc = no) 1.83** 1.27–2.65 1.83** 1.18–2.85
Reported lifetime abuse – HITS scale+ 1.56* 0.99–2.44
Reported lifetime abuse – WAST scale 1.57* 1.09–2.25 1.09 0.69–1.72
Reported lifetime abuse – AAS scale++ 1.54* 1.07–2.22
What is your age in complete years? 0.99 0.90–1.09
Sex (rc = females) 1.00 0.59–1.68
Education level of respondent (rc = None)
 Primary 0.65 0.36–1.18
 Secondary or higher 0.62 0.32–1.21
 In the last 12 months, have you done any work for which you received a payment in cash or kind 2.13** 1.30–3.49
Religion (rc = Catholic)
 Anglican 0.81 0.49–1.33
 Pentecostal 0.61 0.34–1.09
 Muslim 1.51 0.76–3.00
 Others 1.23 0.53–2.86
Marital status (rc = never married)
 Married 2.29* 1.08–4.86
 Living together 1.54 0.81–2.94
 Formerly married 1.56 0.65–3.74
 Have you ever given birth to or fathered a child? 1.32 0.77–2.27
 Accused by the current partner to have or reported having other sexual partners 2.06** 1.33–3.19
 Prevented HIV using two or more methods in the last 3 months 0.70 0.46–1.09
Observations 501 501

+ excluded because of borderline significance; Excluded because of multicollinearity