Table 5 Factors associated with condom use during last sex act
From: Sexual behaviour of women in rural South Africa: a descriptive study
Characteristic | Condom use | No condom use | OR (95Â % CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 30 (18–49) | 30 (18–49) | – | 0.66 |
Ethnicity | ||||
  Sotho | 116 (38) | 193 (63) | – | 0.49 |
  Shangaan | 90 (35) | 169 (65) |  |  |
HIV-status | ||||
  HIV-infected | 91 (51) | 86 (49) | 2.9 (2.0–4.4) | <0.001 |
  HIV-uninfected* | 68 (27) | 189 (74) |  |  |
Marital status | ||||
  Single | 127 (42) | 174 (58) | * | 0.001 |
  Married/engaged | 66 (28) | 173 (72) |  |  |
  Divorced/widow | 12 (44) | 15 (56) |  |  |
Employed | ||||
  Yes | 62 (43) | 81 (57) | 1.5 (1.0–2.2) | 0.040 |
  No | 143 (34) | 280 (66) |  |  |
Pregnant | ||||
  Yes | 22 (22) | 76 (78) | 0.46 (0.28–0.76) | 0.002 |
  No | 180 (39) | 285 (61) |  |  |
Hormonal contraceptives | ||||
  Yes | 76 (34) | 147 (66) | – | 0.41 |
  No | 129 (38) | 215 (63) |  |  |
Intravaginal cleansing | ||||
  Yes | 36 (27) | 99 (73) | 0.57 (0.37–0.87) | 0.009 |
  No | 168 (39) | 263 (61) |  |  |
Alcohol use [before sex intercourse] | ||||
  Yes | 18 (32) | 38 (68) | – | 0.51 |
  No | 186 (37) | 322 (63) |  |  |
Lifetime number of sexual partners | 3 (1–15) | 3 (1–30) | – | 0.16 |
Concurrent sexual partners | ||||
  Yes | 38 (44) | 49 (56) | – | 0.12 |
  No | 168 (35) | 312 (65) |  |  |
Currently has a steady partner | ||||
  Yes | 193 (36) | 344 (64) | – | 0.61 |
  No | 11 (41) | 16 (59) |  |  |
Occasional partner(s) | ||||
  Yes | 29 (46) | 34 (54) | – | 0.086 |
  No | 175 (35) | 325 (65) |  |  |
Receptive anal intercourse | ||||
  Yes | 3 (12) | 23 (89) | 0.22 (0.064–0.73) | 0.007 |
  No | 192 (38) | 318 (62) |  |  |
Fellatio | ||||
  Yes | 29 (38) | 47 (62) | – | 0.72 |
  No | 166 (36) | 295 (64) |  |  |