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Table 4 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of false-positive and false-negative responses according to by gender and selected background characteristics

From: Gender variation in self-reported likelihood of HIV infection in comparison with HIV test results in rural and urban Nigeria

 

False-positive

False-negative

 

Men

Women

Men

Women

Variable

AOR

95% CI

AOR

95% CI

AOR

95% CI

AOR

95% CI

Location

        

Rural

1.15

1.01 - 1.32*

0.95

0.80 - 1.14

0.87

0.53 - 1.41

0.63

0.40 - 0.99

Urban

1.00

(Reference)

1.00

(Reference)

1.00

(Reference)

1.00

(Reference)

Zone

        

North West

2.38

1.92 - 2.93*

5.16

4.06 - 6.54*

0.50

0.21 - 1.21

0.55

0.22 - 1.36

North East

1.77

1.43 - 2.19*

1.53

1.19 - 1.97*

0.94

0.47 - 1.87

1.28

0.65 - 2.53

North Central

1.57

1.43 - 2.20*

1.44

1.09 - 1.89*

0.96

0.47 - 1.93

0.79

0.39 - 1.61

South West

1.66

1.25 - 2.21*

2.23

1.62 - 3.07*

0.50

0.18 - 1.38

0.27

0.09 - 0.79*

South East

1.50

1.16-1.95*

2.11

1.56 - 2.85*

0.97

0.46 - 2.01

0.60

0.27 - 1.33

South South

1.00

(Reference)

1.00

(Reference)

1.00

(Reference)

1.00

(Reference)

Age

        

15-19

0.97

0.74 - 1.28

1.22

0.94 - 1.58

0.68

0.24 - 1.95

0.25

0.10 - 0.63 *

20-24

1.41

1.08 - 1.84*

1.25

0.98 - 1.58

0.61

0.21 - 1.79

0.84

0.42 - 1.68

25-29

1.35

1.05 - 1.74*

1.51

1.19 - 1.91*

1.19

0.47 - 2.99

0.74

0.37 - 1.51

30-39

1.45

1.16 - 1.82*

1.10

0.88 - 1.38

1.69

0.76 - 3.73

0.87

0.46 - 1.66

40-49

1.35

1.06 - 1.72 *

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1.43

0.61 - 3.36

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50-64

1.00

(Reference)

1.00

(Reference)

1.00

(Reference)

1.00

(Reference)

Marital Status

        

Not living with a sexual partner

0.93

0.78 - 1.12

0.95

0.80 - 1.14

0.93

0.50 - 1.73

1.13

0.66 - 1.93

Living with a sexual partner

1.00

(Reference)

1.00

(Reference)

1.00

(Reference)

1.00

(Reference)

Religion

        

Islam

1.25

0.62 - 2.50

1.82

0.50 - 6.61

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Protestants

1.66

0.83 - 3.30

1.76

0.49 - 6.40

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Catholic

1.72

0.86 - 4.46

1.70

0.46 - 6.25

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Traditional

1.00

(Reference)

1.00

(Reference)

1.00

(Reference)

1.00

(Reference)

Education

        

Koranic only

1.27

0.97 - 1.66

1.52

1.06 - 2.18*

1.10

0.42 - 2.89

1.75

0.53 - 5.75

Primary

1.28

0.99 - 1.67

1.65

1.15 - 2.36*

0.82

0.35 - 1.96

3.6

1.66 - 7.81*

Secondary

1.32

0.99 - 1.78

2.17

1.42 - 3.27*

1.48

0.69 - 3.19

4.49

2.05 - 9.80*

Higher

0.91

0.69 - 1.21

1.65

1.18 - 2.30*

1.09

0.43 - 2.75

3.21

1.22 - 8.47*

None

1.00

(Reference)

1.00

(Reference)

1.00

(Reference)

1.00

(Reference)

  1. *Significance at 95%, AOR: Adjusted Odd Ratios; 95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval around the AOR