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Table 3 Factors associated with having had sex in the last six months (N = 374)

From: Sexual risk behaviour, marriage and ART: a study of HIV-positive people in Papua New Guinea

 

% (count)

    
 

Did not have sex

Had sex

Crude OR

pa

Adj. OR

pa

 

(n = 231)

(n = 143)

(95% CI)

 

(95% CI)

 

Female (versus Male)

65% (150)

54% (77)

0.63 (0.41, 0.96)

0.033

1.03 (0.60, 1.77)

0.918

Age b

   

0.482

 

-

  16-25

24% (55)

25% (36)

1.00

 

-

 

  26-35

45% (103)

50% (71)

1.05 (0.63, 1.77)

0.845

-

-

  >35

30% (69)

25% (35)

0.77 (0.43, 1.39)

0.394

-

-

Marital status

   

<0.001

 

<0.001

  Never married

9% (20)

4% (5)

0.15 (0.05, 0.42)

<0.001

0.08 (0.02, 0.24)

<0.001

  Married / engaged

29% (66)

76% (109)

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Separated / divorced

27% (63)

14% (20)

0.19 (0.11, 0.35)

<0.001

0.15 (0.08, 0.29)

<0.001

  Widowed

36% (82)

6% (9)

0.66 (0.03, 0.14)

<0.001

0.05 (0.02, 0.12)

<0.001

Education

   

<0.001 c

 

0.041

  None

25% (58)

15% (21)

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Elementary / primary

55% (128)

47% (67)

1.45 (0.81, 2.58)

0.213

1.20 (0.59, 2.42)

0.616

  Secondary or higher

20% (45)

39% (55)

3.37 (1.79, 6.38)

<0.001

2.43 (1.09, 5.41)

0.030

Region of residence

   

0.064

 

0.015

  Southern

25% (58)

34% (49)

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Highlands

67% (154)

62% (89)

0.68 (0.43, 1.09)

0.106

0.57 (0.31, 1.03)

0.063

  Momase

8% (18)

4% (5)

0.33 (0.11, 0.97)

0.034

0.18 (0.05, 0.62)

0.007

Drinks alcohol (versus Does not drink alcohol)

16% (38)

27% (38)

1.83 (1.10, 3.04)

0.020

2.04 (1.08, 3.87)

0.029

Knew HIV can be transmitted by having sex with another person

95% (219)

96% (137)

1.25 (0.46, 3.42)

0.661

-

-

Knew consistent condom use prevent HIV transmission

81% (188)

83% (118)

1.08 (0.63, 1.86)

0.783

-

-

Knew HIV cannot be transmitted via mosquito bites

72% (166)

86% (123)

2.41 (1.37, 4.22)

0.002

2.60 (1.31, 5.13)

0.006

Knew a HIV-infected person on ART may still infect their sexual partner

85% (198)

90% (129)

1.54 (0.79, 2.99)

0.203

-

-

Knew ART medication can suppress HIV

83% (191)

85% (121)

1.15 (0.65, 2.03)

0.626

-

-

Knew ART medication cannot get rid of HIV from the body

71% (164)

80% (114)

1.61 (0.97, 2.65)

0.061

1.23 (0.66, 2.28)

0.509

  1. a Numbers in bold indicate that there is a statistically significant association with having sex in the last six months (p < 0.05).
  2. b Five participants did not report their age.
  3. c There was a significant linear trend (p < 0.001) of increase in having had sex in the last six months with higher education level with crude OR (95% CI) of 1.85 (1.37, 2.51).
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