Table 1

HIV seroprevalence among men and women by individual characteristics, with age adjusted odds ratios, Kisesa, 1994–5

MenWomen
No assessedPercentage seropositiveAge adjusted OR (95% CI)No assessedPercentage seropositiveAge adjusted OR (95% CI)
Total22715.927527.5
Age (years)
    14–194392.14291.9
    20–245351.76707.6
    25–294117.357511.3
    30–344169.15189.5
    ≥3547010.25605.8
Marital status
    Never married9202.81.004086.11.00
    Monogamous11286.90.95 (0.54 to 1.66)16416.20.61 (0.38 to 0.99)
    Polygamous1147.90.97 (0.47 to 1.98)4547.90.78 (0.44 to 1.32)
    Widow/divorced/separated10919.32.99 (1.36 to 6.56)24917.71.97 (1.10 to 3.50)
Education
    None3294.31.008633.81.00
    Primary18205.91.93 (1.07 to 3.45)18309.02.67 (1.84 to 3.86)
    Secondary1229.83.00 (1.26 to 7.17)5915.34.83 (2.74 to 8.51)
Type of work
    Farmer/student17154.61.0024766.61.00
    Professional/trader/manual labourer5569.91.93 (1.25 to 2.99)27615.62.43 (1.74 to 3.38)
Mobility (years in household)
    ≥15 years18015.41.0018526.91.00
    6–14 years2239.41.52 (0.79 to 2.93)4107.80.98 (0.70 to 1.37)
    2–5 years1668.41.58 (1.00 to 2.51)3409.41.23 (0.86 to 1.76)
    <2 years812.50.47 (0.11 to 2.06)15010.01.49 (0.94 to 2.35)
Number of household assets
    07624.71.009305.61.00
    1–36086.61.50 (0.91 to 2.45)7316.31.14 (0.72 to 1.78)
    4–87305.51.21 (0.64 to 2.27)8358.31.51 (0.92 to 2.50)
    9+14611.02.59 (1.47 to 4.54)21615.73.06 (2.03 to 4.61)
Number of sexual partners in past year
    <3 (men) <2 (women)15374.91.0024406.61.00
    ≥3 (men) ≥2 (women)7347.91.95 (1.53 to 2.48)31214.22.69 (1.61 to 3.37)
Male circumcised
    No16975.71.00
    Yes5746.50.97 (0.68 to 1.40)
Number of injections in past year
    <518984.61.0021876.61.00
    ≥537312.63.01 (2.12 to 4.26)56511.01.76 (1.48 to 2.08)
Genital ulcer or discharge in the past year
    No20605.71.0026507.21.00
    Yes2117.61.45 (0.78 to 2.69)10215.72.23 (1.24 to 4.02)