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Table 3 Risky sexual behavior and associations with ART among cohort participants

From: Risky sexual behavior among patients on long-term antiretroviral therapy: a prospective cohort study in urban and rural Uganda

Variable

Baseline (≥ 4 years risky sexual behavior)

GEE logistic analysis

Univariate logistic

Multivariate logistic

Un adjusted GEE

Adjusted GEE

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI

Site

 Urban

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 Rural

4.61 (3.18–6.68)

9.54 (5.83–15.61)

2.06 (1.58–2.70)

4.99 (3.64–6.83)

Baseline age in years

 18–34

1.11 (0.72–1.72)

3.41 (1.87–6.21)

2.58 (1.83–3.65)

5.60 (3.80–8.25)

 35–44

1.43 (1.04–1.97)

2.12 (1.40–3.21)

1.86 (1.39–2.49)

2.34 (1.74–3.14)

 > 45

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Gender

 Female

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 Male

2.16 (1.58–2.94)

1.51 (1.0–2.31)

1.82 (1.41–2.35)

1.66 (1.26–2.19)

Marital status

 Married/cohabiting

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 Not married

0.11(0.07–0.55)

0.09 (0.06–0.14)

0.26 (0.20–0.34)

0.25 (0.19–0.34)

Educational level

 No formal education

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 Primary level

1.20 (0.74–1.94)

 

1.30 (0.85–1.99)

 

 ≥ Secondary level

1.10 (0.68–1.79)

 

1.45 (0.95–2.22)

 

Employment

 No formal employment

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 Formal employment

1.54 (1.09–2.17)

0.93 (0.60–1.44)

1.18 (0.89–1.55)

 

Viral load

 < 1000 cells/ml

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 ≥ 1000 cells/ml

1.22 (0.80–1.87)

0.52 (0.23–0.96)

1.26 (0.88–1.79)

0.57 (0.37–0.87)

Baseline CD4

 <200 cells/mm3

Ref

Ref

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 200–499 cells/mm3

0.66 (0.49–1.07

0.57 (0.30–1.10

0.67 (0.45–0.99)

0.59 (0.38–0.90)

 >499 cells/mm3

0.51 (0.51–1.34)

0.63 (0.32–1.23)

0.62 (0.42–0.92)

0.52 (0.33–0.84)

Time on ART

  

0.76 (0.72–0.80)

0.71 (0.67–0.76)

TASO cohort sub-analysis

 No. of life time partners

1.00 (1.10–1.02)

 

1.01 (1.00–1.02)

 

 Age of first sex

0.98 (0.92–1.06)

 

1.02 (0.97–1.07)