Table 3.
Sexual and health-seeking behaviors associated with a reactive HIVSTa result (N=2198).
| Characteristics and categories | FSWb | MSMc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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HIVST outcome confirmed positive, n (%) | Unadjusted | Adjusted | HIVST outcome confirmed positive, n (%) | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||||||||||||||||||||
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ORd (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value |
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OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | ||||||||||||||||
| Age (years) | N/Ae | N/A | <.001 | N/A | <.001 | N/A | N/A | .03 | N/A | .08 | ||||||||||||||||
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<24 | 83 (10.2) | 1.0 (reference) | N/A | 1.0 (reference) | N/A | 7 (7) | 1.0 (reference) | N/A | 1.0 (reference) | N/A | |||||||||||||||
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>25 | 174 (17.8) | 1.9 (1.4-2.5) | N/A | 1.9 (1.4-2.6) | N/A | 40 (15.9) | 2.5 (1.1-5.7) | N/A | 2.2 (0.9-5.1) | N/A | |||||||||||||||
| Number of clients per week | N/A | N/A | .005 | N/A | .03 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||
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<8 | 139 (12.5) | 1.0 (reference) | N/A | 1.0 (reference) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
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>8 | 117 (17.4) | 1.5 (1.1-1.9) | N/A | 1.3 (1.0-1.8) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
| Ever tested for HIV | N/A | N/A | .46 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | .37 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||
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No | 151 (15) | 1.0 (reference) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 33 (12.5) | 1.0 (reference) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
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Yes | 105 (13.7) | 0.9 (0.7-1.2) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14 (16.3) | 1.4 (0.7-2.7) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
| Recently tested in the last 6 months | N/A | N/A | .54 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | .02 | N/A | .10 | ||||||||||||||||
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No | 165 (14.6) | 1.0 (reference) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 36 (11.8) | 1.0 (reference) | N/A | 1.0 (reference) | N/A | |||||||||||||||
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Yes | 91 (13.7) | 0.9 (0.7-1.2) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11 (24.4) | 2.4 (1.1-5.2) | N/A | 2.3 (0.9 6.4) | N/A | |||||||||||||||
| Do you use condoms for every sexual intercourse? | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||
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Never | 49 (14.8) | 1.0 (reference) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 22 (19.8) | 1.0 (reference) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
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Sometimes | 199 (14.3) | 0.9 (0.7-1.4) | .83 | N/A | N/A | 21 (9.4) | 0.4 (0.2-0.8) | .009 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
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Always | 5 (9.4) | 0.6 (0.2-1.6) | .30 | N/A | N/A | 3 (21.4) | 1.1 (0.3-4.3) | .89 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
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Bujumbura Mairie | 139 (17) | 1.0 (reference) | N/A | 1.0 (reference) | N/A | 19 (8.7) | 1.0 (reference) | N/A | 1.0 (reference) | N/A | |||||||||||||||
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Bujumbura | 9 (32.1) | 2.3 (1.0-5.2) | .04 | 1.9 (0.8-4.4) | .12 | 7 (33.3) | 5.2 (1.9-14.6) | .001 | 2.6 (0.8-8.9) | .13 | |||||||||||||||
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Gitega | 10 (23.8) | 1.5 (0.7-3.2) | .26 | 1.2 (0.6-2.6) | .64 | 1 (16.7) | 2.1 (0.2-18.9) | .51 | 1.4 (0.1-13.1) | .79 | |||||||||||||||
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Kayanza | 48 (10.8) | 0.6 (0.4-0.8) | .003 | 0.6 (0.4-0.8) | .002 | 7 (14.3) | 1.7 (0.7-4.4) | .24 | 1.9 (0.7-4.8) | .19 | |||||||||||||||
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Kirundo | 5 (11.9) | 0.7 (0.3-1.7) | .39 | 0.7 (0.3-1.8) | .45 | 3 (14.3) | 1.7 (0.5-6.5) | .40 | 1.6 (0.4-6.1) | .48 | |||||||||||||||
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Ngozi | 46 (11.2) | 0.6 (0.4-0.9) | .008 | 0.6 (0.4-0.9) | .01 | 10 (27.8) | 4.0 (1.7-9.6) | .002 | 4.3 (1.8-10.5) | .001 | |||||||||||||||
aHIVST: HIV self-testing.
bFSW: female sex worker.
cMSM: men who have sex with men.
dOR: odds ratio.
eN/A: not applicable.