TABLE 2.
Demographic and Behavioral Characteristics and ORs of HIV/Syphilis coinfection Among MSM and TGW/GQ PLHIV, Zimbabwe, 2019
| Characteristic | HIV/Syphilis Coinfection (n = 36) | HIV Infection (No Syphilis Coinfection) (n = 304) | Total (N = 340) | HIV/Syphilis Coinfection | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Row % | n | Row % | n | Col % | OR | 95% CI | |
| Key populationxcity | ||||||||
| MSM Harare | 9 | 12.7 | 62 | 87.3 | 71 | 20.9 | 0.2 | 0.1–0.7 |
| TGW/GQ Harare | 6 | 7.7 | 72 | 92.3 | 78 | 22.9 | 0.1 | 0.0–0.4 |
| MSM Bulawayo | 15 | 8.5 | 162 | 91.5 | 177 | 52.1 | 0.1 | 0.0–0.4 |
| TGW/GQ Bulawayo | 6 | 42.9 | 8 | 57.1 | 14 | 4.1 | 1 | — |
| Age, y | ||||||||
| 18–24 | 4 | 4.9 | 77 | 95.1 | 81 | 23.8 | 1 | — |
| 25–34 | 24 | 16.1 | 125 | 83.9 | 149 | 43.8 | 3.7 | 1.2–11.1 |
| 35–44 | 3 | 4.1 | 71 | 96.0 | 74 | 21.8 | 0.8 | 0.2–3.8 |
| 45+ | 5 | 13.9 | 31 | 86.1 | 36 | 10.6 | 3.1 | 0.8–12.3 |
| Sexual orientation* | ||||||||
| Gay/homosexual | 24 | 10.0 | 217 | 90.0 | 241 | 71.5 | 0.8 | 0.4–1.6 |
| Bisexual | 12 | 12.8 | 82 | 87.2 | 94 | 27.9 | 1 | — |
| Straight/heterosexual | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 0.6 | — | — |
| Highest education attended | ||||||||
| Primary or less | 3 | 12.0 | 22 | 88.0 | 25 | 7.4 | 1 | — |
| Secondary | 24 | 9.8 | 221 | 90.2 | 245 | 72.1 | 0.8 | 0.2–2.9 |
| Tertiary or vocational | 9 | 12.9 | 61 | 87.1 | 70 | 20.6 | 1.1 | 0.3–4.4 |
| Self-report STI symptoms past 12 m | ||||||||
| Yes | 10 | 13.0 | 67 | 87.0 | 77 | 22.7 | 1.4 | 0.6–3.0 |
| No | 26 | 9.9 | 237 | 90.1 | 263 | 77.4 | 1 | — |
| Alcohol dependence (AUDIT score of ≥15) | ||||||||
| Yes | 9 | 9.8 | 83 | 90.2 | 92 | 27.1 | 0.9 | 0.4–2.0 |
| No | 27 | 10.9 | 221 | 89.1 | 248 | 72.9 | 1 | — |
| Early sexual debut with male sex partner† | ||||||||
| Early sexual debut (<15 y) | 5 | 15.2 | 28 | 84.9 | 33 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 0.6–4.4 |
| No early sexual debut (≥15 y) | 31 | 10.2 | 274 | 89.8 | 305 | 90.2 | 1 | — |
| Recent (≤6 mo) transactional sex‡ | ||||||||
| Yes | 6 | 14.6 | 35 | 85.4 | 41 | 12.2 | 1.5 | 0.6–3.9 |
| No | 30 | 10.1 | 266 | 89.9 | 296 | 87.8 | 1 | — |
| No. recent (≤6 mo) male sex partners† | ||||||||
| 0–1 | 13 | 8.7 | 137 | 91.3 | 150 | 44.4 | 1 | — |
| 2 | 7 | 10.1 | 62 | 89.9 | 69 | 20.4 | 1.2 | 0.5–3.1 |
| 3+ | 16 | 13.5 | 103 | 86.6 | 119 | 35.2 | 1.6 | 0.8–3.6 |
| Viral load suppression (<1000 copies/mL) | ||||||||
| Virally suppressed | 21 | 10.1 | 188 | 90.0 | 209 | 61.5 | 1 | — |
| Not virally suppressed | 15 | 11.5 | 116 | 88.6 | 131 | 38.5 | 1.2 | 0.6–2.3 |
| CD4+ cell count | ||||||||
| <350 | 14 | 11.7 | 106 | 88.3 | 120 | 35.3 | 1.2 | 0.6–2.4 |
| ≥350 | 22 | 10.0 | 198 | 90.0 | 220 | 64.7 | 1 | — |
| Known HIV-positive | ||||||||
| Yes | 15 | 9.8 | 138 | 90.2 | 153 | 45.0 | 1 | — |
| No | 21 | 11.2 | 166 | 88.8 | 187 | 55.0 | 1.2 | 0.6–2.3 |
*n = 3 other/do not know/refuse to answer.
†n = 2 missing.
‡n = 3 missing.
Bolded results are significant (P < 0.05).