Table 3 Factors associated with HIV infection in adolescent girls and young women at baseline
Factors | OR (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|
aAge in years | ||
19–22 years | 3.24 (2.60–4.04) | < 0.01 |
Locality | ||
Rural | 0.82 (0.64–1.05) | 0.12 |
School history | ||
bEnrolled in education | 0.30 (0.24–0.37) | < 0.01 |
cHighest grade attained | ||
Grade 1–7 | 1 | |
Form 1–6 | 0.56 (0.45–0.70) | < 0.01 |
Year 1–5 | 0.61 (0.31–1.18) | 0.14 |
> 30 min to travel to school | 1.02 (0.67–1.56) | 0.92 |
Sexual behaviours | ||
Had sexual intercourse | 4.18 (3.26–5.36) | < 0.01 |
cSexual partner age mixing | > 100.00 (346.5–3459.4) | < 0.01 |
Sexual intercourse with multiple partners in last 12 months | 2.04 (0.81–5.15) | 0.13 |
Condom used with last sexual partner | 0.73 (0.57–0.94) | 0.02 |
Received money of gift in exchange for sexual intercourse | 1.08 (0.82–1.42) | 0.60 |
Ever given birth | 1.45 (1.15–1.83) | < 0.01 |
< 17 years old for first pregnancy | 1.31 (0.96–1.77) | 0.09 |
Last sexual partner circumcised | 0.98 (0.76–1.28) | 0.91 |
HIV and Sexual Practices Knowledge | ||
Heard of AIDS | 1.08 (0.61–1.92) | 0.80 |
Does not know that a healthy looking person can have HIV | 0.97 (0.74–1.28) | 0.84 |
Heard of age mixing | 1.08 (0.87–1.34) | 0.49 |
Head of transactional sex | 1.33 (1.05–1.68) | 0.02 |
Syphilis and Trichomonas vaginalis status | ||
Has syphilis | 10.84 (6.21–18.92) | < 0.01 |
Has Trichomonas vaginalis | 1.82 (1.59–2.09) | < 0.01 |
Household structure | ||
Mother deceased | 1.85 (1.46–2.34) | < 0.01 |
Father deceased | 1.56 (0.27–1.92) | < 0.01 |
Female-headed household | 1.09 (0.88–1.34) | 0.41 |
Number of siblings | ||
No siblings | 1 | |
1 sibling | 0.56 (0.42–0.74) | < 0.01 |
2 siblings | 0.63 (0.47–0.84) | < 0.01 |
> 2 siblings | 0.67 (0.52–0.86) | < 0.01 |
Currently married or in union | 3.40 (2.18–5.30) | < 0.01 |