Table 2 Bivariate and multivarivate analyses of demographic factors associated with knowledge of HIV status among HIV positive and negative persons
From: Determinants of knowledge of HIV status in South Africa: results from a population-based HIV survey
Demographic variables | HIV positive | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | Know HIV test result (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | P- value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) (Pseudo R square = .04) | P-value |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.146 | Â | Â |
Men | 104 | 28.7 | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Women | 332 | 34.7 | 1.32 (0.91–1.91) | 0.146 | --- |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | 0.351 | Â | Â |
15–24 yrs | 109 | 31.3 | 1.00 |  |  |  |
25–34 | 164 | 35.5 | 1.21 (0.79–1.85) | 0.377 |  |  |
35+ | 163 | 30.5 | 0.96 (0.63–1.47) | 0.862 | --- |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.755 | Â | Â |
Single | 235 | 31.7 | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Married/cohabiting | 150 | 34.6 | 1.14 (0.79–1.64) | 0.482 |  |  |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 51 | 31.3 | 0.98 (0.59–1.63) | 0.932 | --- |  |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â | 0.016 | Â | Â |
Grade 7 or less | 119 | 26.1 | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
Grade 8 to 11 | 198 | 34.8 | 1.51 (1.01–2.24) | 0.043 | 1.38 (0.92–2.07) | 0.116 |
Grade 12+ | 118 | 37.8 | 1.72 (1.09–2.76) | 0.019 | 1.56 (0.98–2.46) | 0.059 |
Population group | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 | Â | Â |
Black African | 396 | 32.2 | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
Other | 40 | 54.1 | 2.49 (1.41–4.41) | 0.000 | 2.04 (1.12–3.71) | 0.020 |
Geolocality | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 | Â | Â |
Rural | 120 | 23.2 | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
Urban | 316 | 40.5 | 2.25 (1.59–3.88) | 0.000 | 2.14 (1.50–3.04) | 0.000 |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | 0.579 | Â | Â |
Not employed | 296 | 33.2 | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Employed | 130 | 31.0 | 0.90 (0.63–1.29) | 0.579 | --- |  |
Demographic variables | HIV negative | |||||
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 | Â | Â |
Men | 994 | 24.0 | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
Women | 1708 | 28.5 | 1.41 (1.14–1.75) | 0.001 | 1.65 (1.37–1.97) | 0.000 |
Age | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 | Â | Â |
15–24 yrs | 681 | 17.0 | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
25–34 | 701 | 42.0 | 3.88 (2.88–5.22) | 0.000 | 2.30 (1.79–2.96) | 0.000 |
35+ | 1400 | 26.0 | 2.41 (1.89–3.08) | 0.000 | 1.36 (1.04–1.79) | 0.026 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.002 | Â | Â |
Single | 1934 | 22.1 | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
Married/cohabiting | 1468 | 32.8 | 1.72 (1.47–2.08) | 0.000 | 1.40 (1.09–1.78) | 0.007 |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 273 | 20.4 | 0.90 (0.72–1.14) | 0.390 | 0.95 (0.70–1.29) | 0.756 |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 | Â | Â |
Grade 7 or less | 459 | 14.8 | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
Grade 8 to 11 | 957 | 21.3 | 1.56 (1.29–1.88) | 0.000 | 1.62 (1.28–2.04) | 0.000 |
Grade 12+ | 1362 | 46.6 | 5.04 (4.14–6.12) | 0.000 | 3.83 (3.04–4.81) | 0.000 |
Population group | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 | Â | Â |
Black African | 1354 | 22.3 | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
Other | 1422 | 39.8 | 2.30 (1.97–2.68) | 0.000 | 1.21 (1.02–1.44) | 0.028 |
Geolocality | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 | Â | Â |
Rural | 560 | 17.3 | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
Urban | 2222 | 33.5 | 2.41 (2.06–2.81) | 0.000 | 1.58 (1.31–1.91) | 0.000 |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 | Â | Â |
Not employed | 1393 | 19.9 | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
Employed | 1330 | 40.7 | 2.76 (2.35–3.25) | 0.000 | 1.93 (1.58–2.35) | 0.000 |