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Table 4 Consistent condom use during vaginal sex with regular sex partner (N = 119)

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

 

% (count)

    
 

Inconsistent condom use

Consistent condom use

Crude OR

pa

Adj OR

pa

 

(n = 64)

(n = 55)

(95% CI)a

 

(95% CI)a

 

Female (versus Male)

59% (38)

44% (24)

0.53 (0.25, 1.11)

0.088

0.39 (0.17, 0.88)

0.023

Age b

   

0.183

 

-

  16-25

30% (19)

20% (11)

1.00

 

-

 

  26-35

51% (32)

47% (26)

1.40 (0.56, 3.50)

0.465

-

-

  >35

19% (12)

33% (18)

2.59 (0.88, 7.63)

0.073

-

-

Married/ engaged (versus Not married / engaged)

91% (58)

78% (43)

0.37 (0.13 , 1.09)

0.060

0.34 (0.10, 1.13)

0.078

HIV sero-concordance

   

0.195

 

-

  Concordant (i.e. partner is HIV positive)

64% (41)

56% (31)

1.00

 

-

 

  Disconcordant (i.e. partner is HIV negative)

16% (10)

29% (16)

2.12 (0.83, 5.39)

0.108

-

-

  Unknown (i.e. partner’s status is unknown)

20% (13)

15% (8)

0.81 (0.30, 2.22)

0.687

-

-

HIV positive status disclosed to partner

92% (59)

87% (48)

0.58 (0.17, 1.97)

0.377

-

-

Education

   

0.110 c

 

-

  None

17% (11)

9% (5)

1.00

 

-

 

  Elementary / primary

50% (32)

40% (22)

1.51 (0.46, 5.03)

0.496

-

-

  Secondary or higher

33% (21)

51% (28)

2.93 (0.85, 10.13)

0.074

-

-

Region of residence

   

0.751

 

-

  Southern

33% (21)

27% (15)

1.00

 

-

 

  Highlands

63% (40)

69% (38)

1.33 (0.60, 2.97)

0.485

-

-

  Momase

5% (3)

4% (2)

0.93 (0.14, 6.44)

0.944

-

-

Drinks alcohol (versus Does not drink alcohol)

16% (10)

35% (19)

2.85 (1.16, 7.01)

0.017

2.76 (1.05, 7.21)

0.039

Knew HIV can be transmitted by having sex with another person

94% (60)

98% (54)

3.60 (0.38, 33.98)

0.232

-

-

Knew consistent condom use prevent HIV transmission

84% (54)

82% (45)

0.83 (0.32, 2.19)

0.711

-

-

Knew HIV cannot be transmitted via mosquito bites

84% (54)

89% (49)

1.51 (0.51, 4.50)

0.454

-

-

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

86% (55)

96% (53)

4.34 (0.87, 21.71)

0.051

4.88 (0.76, 31.27)

0.094

Knew ART medication can suppress HIV

84% (54)

89% (49)

1.51 (0.51, 4.50)

0.454

-

-

Knew ART medication cannot cure HIV

70% (45)

89% (49)

3.45 (1.22, 9.71)

0.013

3.89 (1.30, 11.62)

0.015

  1. a Numbers in bold indicate that there is a statistically significant association with consistent condom use during vaginal sex with regular sex partner (p < 0.05).
  2. b One participant did not report his age.
  3. c There was a significant linear trend (p = 0.038) of increase in consistent condom use with higher education level with crude OR (95% CI) of 1.74 (1.03, 2.94).
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