Perceived risk versus objectively measured risk of HIV acquisition: a cross-sectional study among HIV-negative individuals in Serodiscordant partnerships with clients attending an Urban Clinic in Uganda

Table 4 Factors associated with congruence between perceived risk and measured risk of HIV acquisition

	Crude PR; 95% CI	^aAdjusted PR; 95%CI
Age < =45	0.87 (0.73,1.03)
Education level
secondary	0.97 (0.81,1.17)
tertiary	0.79 (0.58,1.09)
none	0.85 (0.53,1.38)
Polygamous relationship	1.18 (0.97,1.44)
Aware of partner’s viral load status	1.12 (0.95,1.33)
On ART > 10 years	0.90 (0.74,1.08)
Partner has ^bdetectable viral load	0.64 (0.50,0.81) ^†††	0.51 (0.29–0.90^{) †}
High measured risk (objective)	0.48 (0.22,1.04)	0.65 (0.30–1.40)

^aAdjusted estimates obtained from generalized linear model of binomial family
^bDetectable viral load defined as viral load>75 copies/ml. †P-value < 0.05, †††P-value< 0.001

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