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Table 3 Socio-demographic and sexual practices associated with HIV infection

From: Socio-demographic and sexual practices associated with HIV infection in Kenyan injection and non-injection drug users

Characteristic

Non-DU

Non-IDU

IDU

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Education

 Secondary or college

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Primary or none

1.042 (0.520-2.089)

0.907

1.710 (0.512-5.711)

0.383

1.499 (0.647-3.475)

0.345

Marital status

 Married

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Never married (single)

0.140 (0.030-0.649)

0.012

0. 926 (0.135-6.336)

0.938

0.827 (0.290-2.360)

0.723

 Divorced, separated or widowed

1.804 (0.810-4.016)

0.149

6.315 (1.334-29.898)

0.020

2.768 (0.888-8.633)

0.079

Religion

 Catholic

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Protestant

0.715 (0.256-2.000)

0.523

1.216 (0.312-4.734)

0.778

1.230 (0.365-4.146)

0.738

 Muslim

1.858 (0.749-4.610)

0.182

1.753 (0.426-7.221)

0.437

0.866 (0.343-2.183)

0.760

Occupationa

 CSW

…

 

0.992 (0.932-1.057)

0.806

1.443 (0.471-4.424)

0.521

 Entertainment or beauty therapy

1.483 (0.309-7.118)

0.622

2.351 (0.325-17.002)

0.397

2.790 (0.699-11.138)

0.146

 Transport

0.838 (0.263-2.667)

0.764

1.305 (0.328-5.201)

0.706

1.196 (0.440-3.259)

0.725

 Hospitality

0.718 (0.160-3.233)

0.666

1.414 (0.251-7.962)

0.695

1.285 (0.291-5.683)

0.741

 Small business

0.561 (0.275-1.142)

0.111

0.920 (0.267-3.165)

0.894

2.454 (0.944-6.376)

0.065

 Service

1.241 (0.515-2.993)

0.631

0.467 (0.089-2.466)

0.370

3.352 (0.452-24.820)

0.236

 Unemployed

2.724 (1.049-7.070)

0.040

1.179 (0.202-6.885)

0.855

…

…

Income, US$/mos.

  > 172.8

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 57.6-172.8

0.883 (0.361-2.161)

0.785

1.498 (0.318-7.053)

0.609

0.540 (0.213-1.367)

0.193

  < 57.6

0.804 (0.318-2.035)

0.646

2.686 (0.528-13.676)

0.234

0.893 (0.127-6.255)

0.909

Sexual practicesa

 Homosexual or bisexual

…

…

…

…

2.501 (0.726-8.611)

0.146

 Age of sex debut < 15 years

1.254 (0.539-2.919)

0.599

1.183 (0.325-4.310)

0.799

2.547 (0.965-6.723)

0.059

  > 1 sexual partners

1.261 (0.461-3.392)

0.660

1.116 (0.290-4.292)

0.873

2.021 (0.925-4.415)

0.078

 Unprotected sex

2.134 (0.738-6.168)

0.162

1.053 (0.305-3.636)

0.935

0.772 (0.276-2.160)

0.621

 Sex for police protection

…

…

…

…

9.526 (1.156-78.528)

0.036

 Sex for drugs

…

…

…

…

1.159 (0.437-3.073)

0.767

 History of STI

1.838 (0.909-3.717)

0.090

1.407 (0.422-4.694)

0.578

5.117 (1.924-13.485)

0.001

  1. Binary logistic regression was conducted separately for each study group (IDU, non-IDU and non-DU) such that all HIV infected individuals were modeled against all of the HIV negative individuals controlling for age, and gender. Anon-practitioners of the listed occupations or practices were used as the reference category. Data are presented as odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). IDU injection drug users, Non-DU non-drug users, CSW commercial sex worker, STI sexually transmitted infection