Table 2 Bivariate associations of with testing positive for HIV/AIDS

Total

164

(8.75)

Demographics

Male

78

(8.86)

1.00

0.97

Female

86

(8.65)

0.97 (0.71–1.34)

Age

18–25

17

(3.85)

1.09 (1.00–1.18)

0.04

26–30

35

(9.80)

31–34

32

(10.96)

35–40

33

(11.70)

41–45

18

(11.11)

46–50

17

(11.33)

51+

12

(6.32)

Language

Hindi

72

(11.46)

1.00

Konkani

91

(7.72)

0.65 (0.47–0.90)

0.01

English

1

(1.47)

0.12 (.0.02–0.85)

0.01

State of origin

Goa

69

(6.55)

1.00

<0.01

Other than Goa

95

(11.57)

1.87 (1.35–2.58)

Marital status

Married/co-habiting

119

(9.05)

1.00

Widowed

23

(18.11)

2.22 (1.36–3.63)

<0.01

Separated/divorced

3

(23.08)

3.01 (0.82–11.13)

0.08

Never married

19

(4.53)

0.48 (0.29–0.79)

<0.01

Education

None

46

(13.73)

0.70 (0.58–0.84)

<0.01

Primary school

44

(9.34)

Secondary school

66

(7.21)

Further education

8

(5.23)

Mental Health and Social Support

No/mild CMD symptoms

147

(8.29)

1.00

<0.01

Moderate/severe CMD symptoms

17

(17.00)

2.27 (1.31–3.93)

Abstinent/occasional alcohol use

137

(8.38)

1.00

0.14

Harmful alcohol use

27

(11.25)

1.39 (0.89–2.14)

Cognitive functioning

2.47 (1.40–4.34)

Delayed recall- Scored above educational norm

117

(8.09)

1.00

Delayed recall- Scored below educational norm

47

(11.01)

1.41 (0.98–2.01)

0.06

Verbal fluency- Scored above educational norm

104

(7.46)

1.00

Verbal fluency- Scored below educational norm

60

(12.50)

1.77 (1.26–2.48)

<0.01

Frequency of social outings, ie. visiting a friend/relative

Often (at least 1/week)

3

(3.19)

1.53 (1.25–1.88)

<0.01

Sometimes (at least 1/month)

14

(8.92)

Rarely (less than once 1/month)

56

(6.07)

Never

91

(12.98)

Frequency of having friends/relatives coming to visit

Often (at least 1/week)

8

(7.14)

1.38 (1.14–1.66)

<0.01

Sometimes (at least 1/month)

34

(7.23)

Rarely (less than once 1/month)

56

(6.87)

Never

66

(13.84)

Ever experienced hunger due to lack of money

No

112

(7.33)

1.00

<0.01

Yes

52

(14.99)

2.23 (1.56–3.17)

Plan to disclose HIV/AIDS test results

Yes

116

(7.79)

1.00

No

44

(12.94)

1.76 (1.22–2.55)

<0.01

Don’t know

4

(8.89)

1.15 (0.41–3.28)

0.79

Ever had sex

No

12

(4.10)

1.00

<0.01

Yes

152

(9.61)

2.49 (1.36–4.55)

<0.01

Ever had sex with someone other than your regular partner in last 12m

No

136

(8.25)

1.00

0.04

Yes

28

(12.44)

1.58 (1.02–2.44)

Ever had sex in exchange for money, favours or gifts

No

157

(8.53)

1.00

0.01

Yes

7

(21.21)

2.89 (1.23–6.77)

Ever had genital warts

No

153

(8.44)

1.00

0.01

Yes

11

(18.03)

2.39 (1.22–4.69)

Believes likely to test positive for HIV/AIDS

No

72

(5.29)

1.00

<0.01

Don’t know

78

(16.32)

3.49 (2.47–4.93)

Yes

14

(40.00)

11.94 (5.72–24.91)

Have a child or partner who is HIV-positive

No

103

(6.20)

1.00

Don’t know

18

(16.82)

3.06 (1.77–5.29)

<0.01

Yes

43

(40.57)

10.32 (6.54–16.30)

<0.01