Table 4 Factors associated with consistent condom use (N = 221)
Socio-demographic characteristics/HIV status/HIV risk behaviour | Consistent condom use | Multiple logistic regression | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 43) | No (n = 178) | |||||
n | % | n | % | P-value | Adjusted odds ratio a (95% CI) | |
Marital status | ||||||
Married to the current partner | 17 | 11.1 | 136 | 88.9 | < 0.001* | Ref |
Not married to the current partner | 26 | 38.2 | 42 | 61.8 | 4.95 (2.45, 9.99) | |
Religion | ||||||
Muslim | 29 | 17.1 | 141 | 82.9 | 0.10 | |
Non-Muslim | 14 | 27.5 | 37 | 72.5 | ||
Study Location | ||||||
Urban | 34 | 42.5 | 80 | 57.5 | 0.007* | 2.97 (1.30, 6.78) |
Sub-urban | 9 | 9.2 | 98 | 90.8 | Ref | |
Age group | ||||||
Youth (≤ 25 years) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 100.0 | 0.34 | |
Young adults (26–35 years) | 12 | 18.5 | 53 | 81.5 | ||
Middle-aged adults (36–50 years) | 22 | 20.2 | 87 | 79.8 | ||
Older adults (≥51 years) | 6 | 21.4 | 22 | 78.6 | ||
Highest education attainment | ||||||
Primary education or less | 21 | 24.4 | 65 | 75.6 | 0.14 | |
Completed at least secondary education | 22 | 16.3 | 113 | 83.7 | ||
Employment status | ||||||
Working | 32 | 20.6 | 123 | 79.4 | 0.49 | |
Not working | 11 | 16.7 | 55 | 83.3 | ||
Participants’ HIV status | ||||||
Positive | 6 | 42.9 | 8 | 57.1 | 0.04* | 3.45 (1.13, 10.5) |
Negative or unknown | 37 | 17.9 | 170 | 82.1 | Ref | |
Partners’ HIV status | ||||||
Positive | 6 | 35.3 | 11 | 64.7 | 0.11 | |
Negative or unknown | 37 | 18.1 | 167 | 81.9 | ||
Used injectable drugs | ||||||
Yes | 3 | 15.0 | 17 | 85.0 | 0.77 | |
No | 40 | 19.9 | 161 | 80.1 | ||
Involved in sex work | ||||||
Yes | 10 | 41.7 | 14 | 58.3 | 0.004* | 3.55 (1.45, 8.67) |
No | 33 | 16.8 | 164 | 83.2 | Ref | |