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Table 3 Factors associated with concurrency in past 12 months, among 1668 men who report having had sex in the past 12 months

From: Concurrent sexual partnerships and associated factors: a cross-sectional population-based survey in a rural community in Africa with a generalised HIV epidemic

 

Any concurrency

Concurrency excluding polygyny

 

n reporting/

N (%)

Unadjusted OR

(95% CI)

n reporting/

N (%)

Unadjusted OR

(95% CI)

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC FACTORS

Age (years)

 

P < 0.001

 

P < 0.001

   < 30

92/537 (17.1%)

1

84/537 (15.6%)

1

   30-39

100/440 (22.7%)

1.42 [1.04, 1.95]

81/440 (18.4%)

1.22 [0.87, 1.70]

   40-49

89/326 (27.3%)

1.82 [1.30, 2.53]

46/326 (14.1%)

0.89 [0.60, 1.31]

   50+

59/365 (16.2%)

0.93 [0.65, 1.33]

19/365 (5.2%)

0.30 [0.18, 0.50]

Marital status

 

P < 0.001

 

P = 0.08

   Never married

47/295 (15.9%)

1.17 [0.82, 1.66]

47/295 (15.9%)

1.17 [0.82, 1.66]

   Married with 1 wife

155/1108 (14.0%)

1

155/1108 (14.0%)

1

   Married with > 1 wife

120/143 (83.9%)

32.1 [19.9, 51.7]

10/143 (7.0%)

0.46 [0.24, 0.90]

   Separated/divorced/widowed

18/122 (14.8%)

1.06 [0.63, 1.80]

18/122 (14.8%)

1.06 [0.63, 1.80]

Age at first marriage 1

 

P < 0.01

 

P = 0.11

   22+ years

146/774 (18.9%)

1

94/774 (12.1%)

1

   < 22 years

141/559 (25.2%)

1.45 [1.12, 1.89]

85/559 (15.2%)

1.30 [0.95, 1.78]

Education level

 

P = 0.04

 

P = 0.20

   Incomplete primary or less

125/709 (17.6%)

1

87/709 (12.3%)

1

   Primary

103/436 (23.6%)

1.45 [1.08, 1.94]

70/436 (16.1%)

1.37 [0.97, 1.92]

   Junior or above

112/522 (21.5%)

1.28 [0.96, 1.70]

73/522 (14.0%)

1.16 [0.83, 1.62]

SES score tertile

 

P < 0.001

 

P = 0.002

   Low

51/384 (13.3%)

1

32/384 (8.3%)

1

   Middle

121/571 (21.2%)

1.76 [1.23, 2.51]

86/571 (15.1%)

1.95 [1.27, 2.99]

   High

129/553 (23.3%)

1.99 [1.39, 2.83]

83/553 (15.0%)

1.94 [1.26, 2.99]

SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR

Age at first sex (years) 1

 

P < 0.001

 

P < 0.001

   18+ years

134/802 (16.7%)

1

89/802 (11.1%)

1

   < 18 years

160/645 (24.8%)

1.64 [1.27, 2.13]

117/645 (18.1%)

1.78 [1.32, 2.39]

Lifetime partners 1

 

P < 0.001

 

P < 0.001

   < 5 males

64/721 (8.9%)

1

43/721 (6.0%)

1

   5+ males

235/793 (29.6%)

4.32 [3.21, 5.83]

163/793 (20.6%)

4.08 [2.87, 5.81]

   Can't remember

40/147 (27.2%)

3.84 [2.46, 5.99]

23/147 (15.6%)

2.92 [1.70, 5.03]

Condom use with last partner

 

P = 0.82

 

P = 0.01

   No

296/1444 (20.5%)

1

187/1444 (12.9%)

1

   Yes

43/217 (19.8%)

0.96 [0.67, 1.37]

42/217 (19.0%)

1.61 [1.11, 2.34]

Casual partner in past 12 m

 

P < 0.001

 

P < 0.001

   No

272/1480 (18.4%)

1

162/1480 (10.9%)

1

   Yes

68/188 (36.2%)

2.52 [1.82, 3.48]

68/188 (36.2%)

4.61 [3.28, 6.47]

Problem drinking

 

P < 0.01

 

P = 0.001

   No

312/1590 (19.6%)

1

208/1590 (13.1%)

1

   Yes

26/74 (35.1%)

2.22 [1.36, 3.63]

21/74 (28.4%)

2.63 [1.56, 4.45]

HIV serostatus

 

P = 0.22

 

P = 0.02

   Negative

310/1543 (20.1%)

1

205/1543 (13.3%)

1

   Positive

28/112 (25.0%)

1.33 [0.85, 2.07]

24/112 (21.4%)

1.78 [1.11, 2.86]

Spouse's HIV serostatus 2

 

P = 0.54

 

P = 0.98

   Negative

276/1049 (26.3%)

1

124/1049 (11.8%)

1

   Positive

25/85 (29.4%)

1.17 [0.72, 1.92]

10/85 (11.8%)

0.99 [0.50, 1.96]

  1. 1Cutpoints based on median values in males in the entire cohort (see Table 1)
  2. 2Among 1134 wives of 1056 men who had a spouse in the study population
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