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Table 4 Sociodemographic and behavioural factors associated with any concurrency in past 12 months, among 1,668 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

 

Adjusted OR1

(95% CI)

Adjusted OR1

(95% CI)

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC FACTORS

Age (years)

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

   < 30

1

1

   30-39

1.29 [0.81, 2.05]

1.21 [0.77, 1.93]

   40-49

0.97 [0.57, 1.62]

0.85 [0.50, 1.43]

   50+

0.39 [0.22, 0.70]

0.27 [0.14, 0.51]

Marital status

P < 0.001

P = 0.07

   Never married

0.88 [0.51, 1.51]

0.79 [0.46, 1.36]

   Married with 1 wife

1

1

   Married with > 1 wife

43.5 [25.2, 74.8]

0.41 [0.19, 0.88]

   Separated/divorced/widowed

0.76 [0.41, 1.40]

0.75 [0.40, 1.40]

Age at first marriage 1

P = 0.27

P = 0.29

   22+ years

1

1

   < 22 years

1.22 [0.86, 1.73]

1.22 [0.85, 1.77]

Education level

P = 0.61

P = 0.82

   Incomplete primary or less

1

1

   Primary

1.19 [0.81, 1.75]

1.07 [0.72, 1.60]

   Junior or above

1.16 [0.79, 1.71]

1.14 [0.76, 1.69]

SES score tertile

P = 0.01

P = 0.01

   Low

1

1

   Middle

1.72 [1.11, 2.65]

1.85 [1.17, 2.94]

   High

1.85 [1.20, 2.87]

1.92 [1.21, 3.05]

SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR

Age at first sex 2

P = 0.41

P = 0.41

   18 years or older

1

1

   < 18 years

1.16 [0.82, 1.63]

1.16 [0.81, 1.66]

Lifetime partners 2

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

   Less than 5

1

1

   5 or more

4.30 [2.95, 6.27]

4.55 [3.03, 6.82]

   Can't remember

3.35 [1.82, 6.17]

4.05 [2.13, 7.69]

Condom use with last partner

P = 0.14

P = 0.11

   No

1

1

   Yes

1.45 [0.89, 2.36]

1.51 [0.92, 2.47]

Casual partner in past 12 months

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

   No

1

1

   Yes

3.73 [2.40, 5.82]

3.90 [2.13, 7.69]

Problem drinking

P = 0.15

P = 0.14

   No

1

1

   Yes

1.61 [0.86, 3.00]

1.64 [0.87, 3.12]

  1. 1Adjusted for age, marital status, SES, lifetime partners and casual partner in past 12 m
  2. 2Cutpoints based on median values in males in the entire cohort (see Table 1)