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Table 3 Factors associated with HIV serodiscordant partnership of people living with HIV. Ribeirão Preto - SP, Brazil, 2019

From: Serodiscordance predictors among couples in the HIV context: implications for health care

Variables

ORcrude

(CI 95%)

OR Adjusted

(CI 95%)

p

Age

 18–24

0.87 (0.27–2.79)

0.58 (0.09–3.72)

0.837

 25–34

0.73 (0.34–1.58)

0.64 (0.19–2.09)

 35–44

0.78 (0.39–1.56)

0.7 (0.28–1.73)

  ≥ 45

1

1

Race

 Not white

1.11 (0.63–1.97)

2.08 (0.95–4.58)

0.065

 White

1

1

Schooling

  ≥ 11 years

1

1

0.026

  < 11 years

0.43 (0.24–0.79)

0.35 (0.13–0.91)

Sexual orientation

 Heterosexual woman

0.67 (0.35–1.29)

0.93 (0.38–2.29)

0.260

 MSM*

2.55 (1.12–5.8)

2.58 (0.69–9.66)

 Heterosexual man

1

1

Time since HIV diagnosis

  < 5 years

0.73 (0.41–1.3)

0.55 (0.22–1.34)

0.187

  ≥ 5 years

1

1

Viral load

 Detectable

0.51 (0.27–0.95)

0.29 (0.12–0.7)

0.005

 Undetectable

1

1

Number of partners

 1

1

1

0.371

 2–4

2.56 (1.07–6.16)

0.68 (0.17–2.63)

  ≥ 5

10.09 (1.31–77.49)

3.75 (0.31–44.87)

Type of partner

 Casual

10.77 (3.22–36.01)

8.12 (1.7–38.8)

0.002

 Steady and casual

5.17 (0.63–42.34)

24.8 (1.46–420.83)

 Steady

1

1

Intercourse under alcohol use**

 Yes

1.19 (0.64–2.21)

0.79 (0.3–2.04)

0.621

 No

1

1

Intercourse under drugs use**

 Yes

1.57 (0.64–3.85)

4.31 (0.96–19.4)

0.049

 No

1

1

Conversations with partner

 Yes

1

1

0.117

 No

2.12 (1.12–4)

2.11 (0.81–5.44)

Partner alcohol use before intercourse**

 Sometimes

1.08 (0.59–1.96)

1.07 (0.41–2.83)

0.299

 Always

3.7 (0.45–30.51)

14.94 (0.48–469.99)

 Never

1

1

Partner drugs use before intercourse**

 Sometimes

0.85 (0.36–2.01)

0.16 (0.04–0.76)

0.059

 Always

1.06 (0.2–5.64)

0.65 (0.06–7.25)

 Never

1

1

Inconsistent use of condoms**

 Yes

0.29 (0.16–0.54)

0.3 (0.13–0.7)

0.005

 No

1

1

Receive orientation from the health care team

 Yes

1

1

0.001

 No

3.68 (2.03–6.68)

5.08 (2.02–12.76)

Partner invited to clinical appointments

 Yes

1

1

0.919

 No

3.29 (1.79–6.03)

0.96 (0.4–2.26)

Received couples counseling from the health care team

 Yes

1

1

0.310

 No

2.35 (1.23–4.5)

0.62 (0.25–1.57)

  1. MSM – Men who have sex with men; **in the last six months