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Table 4 Logistic Regression model examining factors associated with prevalent STI at enrollment visit among PLWH

From: Factors associated with sexually transmitted infections among care-seeking adults in the African Cohort Study

 

Unadjusted OR

95% CI

Adjusted

OR

95% CI

Study site

 Kayunga, Uganda

12.91

1.76–7.63

10.64

5.56–20.34

 South Rift Valley, Kenya

2.15

1.11–4.18

2.17

1.11–4.25

 Kisumu West, Kenya

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Mbeya, Tanzania

2.78

1.39–5.57

2.32

1.15–4.68

 Abuja & Lagos Nigeria

3.67

1.76–7.63

3.18

1.51–6.70

Age at enrollment (years)

 18–29

3.20

1.86–5.51

1.83

1.02–3.26

 30–39

2.65

1.58–4.45

1.88

1.09–3.24

 40–49

1.77

1.03–3.03

1.51

0.86–2.65

 50+

Ref

 

–

 

Sex

 Male

Ref

 

–

 

 Female

3.02

2.17–4.20

2.84

2.01–4.00

Education

 Primary or below

1.33

1.01–1.76

  

 Secondary or above

Ref

   

Used condom at last sex with regular partner

 No regular partner

1.83

1.31–2.55

  

 Used a condom

Ref

   

 Did not use a condom

2.52

1.80–3.53

  

Used condom at last sex with casual partner

 No casual partner

1.87

0.98–3.59

  

 Used a condom

Ref

   

 Did not use a condom

2.67

1.09–6.51

  

Current number of sexual partners

 No sexual partners

1.34

0.99–1.80

  

 One sexual partner

Ref

   

 Two or more sexual partners

1.02

0.67–1.55

  

Early sexual debut

 > 16 years at first sex

Ref

   

 ≤ 16 years at first sex

1.24

0.94–1.62

  

Consume alcohol

 No

Ref

   

 Yes

1.20

0.87–1.66

  

Recreational drug use

 No

Ref

   

 Yes

0.14

0.02–1.00

  

Depression

 No

Ref

 

–

 

 Yes

1.90

1.41–2.56

1.63

1.18–2.26

Missed days of ART doses in past month

 No days missed

Ref

   

 One or more days missed

1.49

0.89–2.49

  

 Not on ART

3.52

2.63–4.70

  

Stigma

 No

Ref

   

 Yes

1.26

0.85–1.87

  

Viral suppression

 On ART, vl < 200 copies/mL

Ref

 

–

 

 On ART, vl ≥ 200 copies/mL

1.95

1.28–2.97

2.06

1.32–3.21

 Not on ART

4.00

2.93–5.46

2.20

1.56–3.09

  1. Bold indicates significance at p < 0.05