Table 3 Association of socio-demographic and behavioural variables with HIV, using multiple logistic regression
Variable | Categories | Total | Being HIV positive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 1,600) | Number (%) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | ||
Age (years) | 18-24 | 676 | 99 (14.6) | 1.0 |
25-34 | 673 | 146 (21.7) | 1.2 (0.8-1.7) | |
>34 | 251 | 59 (23.5) | 1.3 (0.8-2.2) | |
Education | Illiterate | 288 | 63 (21.9) | 1.4 (1.0-1.9) |
Literate | 1,312 | 241 (18.4) | 1.0 | |
Marital status with female | Ever married | 585 | 117 (20.0) | 1.0 |
Never married | 1,015 | 187 (18.4) | 1.7 (1.2-2.4) | |
Ever received cash or kind for sex | No | 878 | 148 (16.9) | 1.0 |
Yes | 722 | 156 (21.6) | 1.1 (0.8-1.4) | |
Paid to have anal intercourse with a male or hijra ever | No | 1,262 | 262 (20.8) | 1.4 (0.9-2.1) |
Yes | 328 | 42 (12.8) | 1.0 | |
Circumcision | No | 1,471 | 283 (19.2) | 1.3 (0.8-2.2) |
Yes | 129 | 21 (16.3) | 1.0 | |
Duration of sex with male (years) | <=6 | 566 | 62 (11.0) | 1.0 |
> 6 | 1,034 | 242 (23.4) | 2.6 (1.8-3.9) | |
Received condoms from the peers or outreach workers of the NGO/programme | None | 426 | 52 (12.2) | 1.0 |
Avahan | 843 | 152 (18.0) | 1.2 (0.7-2.1) | |
Non-Avahan | 331 | 100 (30.2) | 2.1 (1.2-3.9) | |
Membership in MSM community-based organization | No | 551 | 75 (13.6) | 1.0 |
Yes | 1,040 | 229 (22.0) | 1.2 (0.7-1.9) | |
Inconsistent condom use with regular male partner over the past one month | No | 699 | 103 (14.7) | 1.0 |
Yes | 223 | 51 (22.9) | 1.8 (1.2-2.7) | |
No regular partner | 678 | 150 (22.1) | 2.3 (1.6-3.1) | |