Table 3.
Unadjusted and adjusted OR of HIV testing among women and men
| Characteristics | Women | Men | ||
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
| Age | ||||
| 15–19 | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| 20–24 | 4.0*** (3.1 to 5.2) | 1.4 (0.6 to 3.2) | 4.5*** (3.0 to 6.7) | 3.9*** (2.1 to 7.2) |
| 25–29 | 5.6*** (4.3 to 7.3) | 1.7 (0.8 to 3.6) | 8.2** (5.1 to 13.2) | 6.4*** (3.3 to 12.1) |
| 30–39 | 3.2*** (2.5 to 4.2) | 1.9 (0.8 to 4.5) | 7.6*** (5.1 to 11.3) | 5.5*** (3.0 to 10.2) |
| 40–49 | 1.4 (0.9 to 1.9) | 0.2 (0.01 to 1.9) | 4.2*** (2.6 to 6.6) | 3.0*** (1.6 to 5.7) |
| Education | ||||
| No education | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Primary | 1.8*** (1.4 to 2.3) | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.6) | 1.5 (0.9 to 2.3) | 1.5 (0.9 to 2.3) |
| Secondary | 2.3*** (1.9 to 2.9) | 1.4 (0.7 to 2.6) | 1.9** (1.2 to 2.8) | 2.3*** (1.4 to 3.6) |
| Higher | 5.6*** (4.4 to 7.0) | 2.1 (0.9 to 4.2) | 1.9** (1.2 to 2.9) | 1.7* (1.0 to 2.8) |
| Province | ||||
| Province no. 1 | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Province no. 2 | 0.3 (0.2 to 0.4) | 0.8 (0.3 to 1.8) | 2.6*** (1.7 to 4.1) | 3.5*** (2.0 to 6.2) |
| Bagmati | 1.5* (1.0 to 2.2) | 2.0* (1.1 to 3.8) | 1.3 (0.9 to 2.0) | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.8) |
| Gandaki | 1.4 (0.9 to 2.0) | 1.4 (0.8 to 2.8) | 1.5 (0.9 to 2.4) | 1.5 (0.9 to 2.4) |
| Lumbini | 1.7* (1.1 to 2.6) | 2.3* (1.1 to 4.8) | 1.5 (0.9 to 2.4) | 1.5 (0.9 to 2.5) |
| Karnali | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.4) | 1.9 (0.9 to 4.0) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.6) | 1.1 (0.6 to 1.8) |
| Sudurpaschim | 2.4*** (1.6 to 3.6) | 3.3** (1.5 to 7.0) | 1.7* (1.1 to 2.7) | 1.6* (1.0 to 2.4) |
| Wealth quintile | ||||
| Poorest | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Poorer | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.3) | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.7) | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.3) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.3) |
| Middle | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.3) | 1.0 (0.5 to 1.9) | 1.7** (1.2 to 2.5) | 1.3 (0.9 to 2.0) |
| Richer | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.7) | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.6) | 2.0*** (1.4 to 2.9) | 1.6* (1.1 to 2.4) |
| Richest | 2.5*** (1.8 to 3.4) | 1.5 (0.7 to 3.1) | 1.9*** (1.3 to 2.8) | 1.7* (1.1 to 2.6) |
| Comprehensive knowledge on HIV | ||||
| No | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Yes | 2.6*** (2.2 to 2.9) | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.5) | 1.5*** (1.2 to 1.8) | 1.4* (1.1 to 1.8) |
| Any media exposure | ||||
| Not at all | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| At least once a week | 3.1*** (2.3 to 4.1) | 2.8** (1.4 to 5.3) | 2.4*** (1.5 to 3.9) | 1.7* (1.0 to 3.1) |
| Less than once a week | 3.3*** (2.5 to 4.3) | 1.4 (0.7 to 2.6) | 1.9** (1.2 to 3.0) | 1.3 (0.8 to 2.3) |
| Ever paid for sex | ||||
| No | – | – | Ref. | Ref. |
| Yes | – | – | 3.3*** (2.1 to 5.2) | 2.1** (1.3 to 3.4) |
| Number of lifetime sexual partners | ||||
| 1 | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| 2+ | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.5) | 0.9 (0.2 to 3.0) | 1.5** (1.2 to 1.8) | 1.6*** (1.2 to 2.0) |
| Place of recent delivery | ||||
| Elsewhere | Ref. | Ref. | – | – |
| Health facility | 5.7*** (4.9 to 6.5) | 3.9*** (2.4 to 6.3) | ||
***P<0.001, **p<0.01, *p<0.05 (t-statistic).