Table 2 Demographic and sexual risk behaviour variables associated with HIV among adults in the Fako division of Southwest Cameroon (2011)
Variable | HIV positive n = 81 | Crude OR (95 % CI) | Adjusted OR (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
HBV test results | |||
Negative | 72 | 1.16 (0.55–2.42) | 1.68 (0.73–3.85) |
Positive | 9 | ||
Socio-demographics | |||
Sex | |||
Male | 26 | 1.45 (0.89–2.37) | - |
Female | 54 | ||
Age | |||
≤ 32 | 24 | 2.95 (1.79–4.86)*** | 2.35 (1.24–4.46)** |
> 32 | 57 | ||
Marital status | |||
Ever married | 49 | 0.58* (0.36–0.92) | 1.09 (0.59–2.00) |
Never married | 32 | ||
Religion | |||
Catholic | |||
No | 52 | 0.92 (0.57–1.49) | - |
Yes | 28 | ||
Protestant | |||
No | 50 | 0.92 (0.57–1.48) | - |
Yes | 30 | ||
Muslim | |||
No | 79 | 1.41(0.17–11.86) | - |
Yes | 1 | ||
Others | |||
No | 59 | 1.22 (0.72–2.08) | - |
Yes | 21 | ||
Education | |||
Low | 44 | 0.31 (0.19–0.50)*** | 0.39 (0.22–0.69)** |
High | 37 | ||
Income | |||
Low | 59 | 0.45 (0.25–0.79)** | 0.54 (0.28–1.02) |
High | 17 | ||
Blood transfusion | |||
No | 72 | 1.60 (0.75–3.39) | - |
Yes | 9 | ||
Sexual risk factors | |||
Condom use | |||
High | 8 | 2.20 (1.03–4.68)* | 0.99 (0.42–2.30) |
Low | 72 | ||
Lifetime sexual partners | |||
< 10 | 58 | 2.69 (1.56–4.62)** | 2.26 (1.22–4.17)** |
≥ 10 | 22 | ||
Age at first sex | |||
> 18 | 20 | 2.07 (1.22–3.52)** | 2.63 (1.44–4.81)** |
≤ 18 | 61 | ||