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The association between HIV and sociodemographic, sexual behavior and risk perception among 2654 pregnant women in Moshi Tanzania. |
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| Predictor |
N |
(%) |
% HIV positive |
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
P value |
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| Age (completed years) |
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| 14 – 19 |
471 |
(17.7) |
2.8 |
1 |
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| 20 – 24 |
996 |
(37.5) |
5.9 |
2.22 |
1.20 – 4.09 |
0.01 |
| 25 – 29 |
664 |
(25.0) |
10.1 |
3.95 |
2.16 – 7.25 |
<0.001 |
| 30 – 34 |
382 |
(14.4) |
9.2 |
3.55 |
1.85 – 6.82 |
<0.001 |
| 35 – 39 |
117 |
(4.4) |
8.5 |
3.29 |
1.41 – 7.71 |
0.006 |
| 40 + |
24 |
(0.9) |
0.0 |
- |
- |
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| Years of residence in Moshi |
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| 3 + |
2095 |
(78.9) |
6.4 |
1 |
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| 1 – 2 years |
391 |
(14.7) |
7.7 |
1.22 |
0.81 – 1.84 |
0.35 |
| <1 year |
168 |
(6.3) |
11.9 |
1.98 |
1.20 – 3.26 |
0.007 |
| Alcohol consumption |
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| No |
1833 |
(69.1) |
5.8 |
1 |
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| Occasionally/weekly |
770 |
(29.0) |
9.2 |
1.66 |
1.21 – 2.26 |
0.002 |
| Daily |
51 |
(1.9) |
13.7 |
2.59 |
1.14 – 5.89 |
0.02 |
| Marital status |
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| Married |
1624 |
(61.2) |
6.0 |
1 |
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| Cohabiting |
790 |
(29.8) |
8.1 |
1.39 |
1.00 – 1.93 |
0.05 |
| Single/separated/divorced |
240 |
(9.1) |
9.6 |
1.67 |
1.04 – 2.69 |
0.04 |
| Polygamy relationship † |
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| No |
2245 |
(84.6) |
6.0 |
1 |
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| Yes |
296 |
(11.2) |
15.2 |
2.80 |
1.95 – 4.02 |
<0.001 |
| Number of pregnancies |
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| 1st pregnancy |
968 |
(36.4) |
3.5 |
1 |
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| 2nd pregnancy |
700 |
(26.4) |
9.0 |
2.72 |
1.77 – 4.17 |
<0.001 |
| 3rd or more |
986 |
(37.1) |
8.8 |
2.66 |
1.17 – 3.99 |
<0.001 |
| Age at first sex (years) |
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| 19 + |
1068 |
(40.2) |
5.7 |
1 |
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| 16 – 18 years |
1208 |
(45.5) |
7.0 |
1.25 |
0.89 – 1.76 |
0.19 |
| 9 – 15 years |
378 |
(14.2) |
10.1 |
1.85 |
1.21 – 2.82 |
0.005 |
| Number of lifetime sexual partners |
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| 1 |
1490 |
(56.1) |
2.3 |
1 |
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| 2 |
834 |
(31.4) |
9.8 |
4.53 |
3.02 – 6.79 |
<0.001 |
| 3 |
237 |
(8.9) |
17.7 |
8.95 |
5.58 – 14.37 |
<0.001 |
| 4 + |
93 |
(3.5) |
26.9 |
15.28 |
8.66 – 26.97 |
<0.001 |
| Casual partner in the past 12 months |
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| No |
2537 |
(95.6) |
6.7 |
1 |
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| Yes |
117 |
(4.4) |
11.1 |
1.73 |
0.95 – 3.14 |
0.07 |
| Ever used a condom |
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| No |
1984 |
(74.8) |
6.0 |
1 |
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| Yes |
670 |
(25.2) |
9.7 |
1.68 |
1.23–2.31 |
0.001 |
| Perceived risk of HIV infection |
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| No risk |
891 |
(33.6) |
5.6 |
1 |
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| Small risk |
1006 |
(37.9) |
7.4 |
1.34 |
0.92 – 1.94 |
0.13 |
| Moderate risk |
119 |
(4.5) |
10.1 |
1.89 |
0.97 – 3.66 |
0.06 |
| High risk |
45 |
(1.7) |
17.8 |
3.64 |
1.61 – 8.22 |
0.002 |
| Don't know |
593 |
(22.3) |
6.7 |
1.22 |
0.79 – 1.87 |
0.37 |
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† 113 women excluded because currently they do not have a steady partner | ||||||
Msuya et al. AIDS Research and Therapy 2006 3:27 doi:10.1186/1742-6405-3-27 |
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