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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
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