HIV prevalence and associations with characteristics of female participants
| Variable | Females | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIV prevalence % (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI)† | Base | |
| *One-sided 97.5% confidence interval; †adjusted for area, age-group, region of birth, marital status, STI diagnosis, no. new partners in past 12 months and site of recruitment. | ||||
| All respondents | 15.0 (12.0 to 18.5) | – | – | 493 |
| Area | p = 0.001 | p = 0.59 | ||
| London | 12.5 (9.2 to 16.3) | 1 | 1 | 361 |
| Luton | 11.3 (4.7 to 21.9) | 0.9 (0.4 to 2.1) | 0.5 (0.1 to 2.1) | 62 |
| West Midlands | 31.4 (20.9 to 43.6) | 3.2 (1.8 to 5.8) | 0.6 (0.1 to 3.2) | 70 |
| Age group | p<0.001 | p<0.001 | ||
| Under 25 | 4.5 (1.8 to 9.0) | 1 | 1 | 156 |
| 25–29 | 18.9 (11.6 to 28.3) | 5.0 (2.0 to 12.4) | 10.4 (2.3 to 47.0) | 95 |
| 30–34 | 17.7 (10.7 to 26.8) | 4.6 (1.8 to 11.5) | 11.0 (2.0 to 60.4) | 96 |
| 35–39 | 25.5 (13.9 to 40.3) | 7.3 (2.7 to 19.9) | 19.5 (2.8 to 136.8) | 47 |
| 40+ | 22.4 (13.1 to 34.2) | 6.1 (2.4 to 15.9) | 41.3 (5.9 to 287.6) | 67 |
| Region of birth | p<0.001 | p = 0.02 | ||
| Eastern Africa | 25.4 (19.6 to 31.8) | 1 | 1 | 209 |
| Horn of Africa | 4.2 (1.4 to 9.6) | 0.1 (0.1 to 0.3) | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.9) | 118 |
| Southern Africa | 33.3 (15.6 to 55.3) | 1.5 (0.6 to 3.6) | 1.7 (0.3 to 8.2) | 24 |
| Central Africa | 11.4 (3.2 to 26.7) | 0.4 (0.1 to 1.1) | 1.9 (0.4 to 10.4) | 35 |
| Western Africa | 6.2 (1.7 to 15.0) | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.6) | 0.5 (0.1 to 2.2) | 65 |
| Other and outside Africa | 0 (0 to 10.6*) | 0 (–) | – | 33 |
| Marital status | p = 0.01 | p<0.001 | ||
| Married (partner abroad) | 6.1 (0.7 to 20.2) | 0.4 (0.1 to 1.7) | 0.2 (0.0 to 1.2) | 33 |
| Married | 9.6 (4.9 to 16.5) | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.3) | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.2) | 115 |
| Widowed/separated/divorced | 33.3 (19.1 to 50.2) | 3.0 (1.4 to 6.4) | 0.5 (0.1 to 1.8) | 39 |
| Living with partner | 17.9 (7.5 to 33.5) | 1.3 (0.5 to 3.2) | 0.3 (0.1 to 1.5) | 39 |
| In relationship | 18.9 (9.4 to 32.0) | 1.4 (0.6 to 3.0) | 0.4 (0.1 to 1.6) | 53 |
| Single | 14.5 (10.0 to 20.0) | 1 | 1 | 207 |
| STI clinic attendance | p<0.001 | |||
| ⩽5 years ago | 27.2 (20.7 to 34.6) | 4.3 (2.5 to 7.4) | – | 169 |
| >5 years ago | 14.8 (4.2 to 33.7) | 2.0 (0.6 to 6.2) | – | 27 |
| Never attended | 8.0 (5.2 to 11.8) | 1 | – | 286 |
| STI diagnosis | p<0.001 | p = 0.01 | ||
| ⩽5 years ago | 34.2 (23.5 to 46.3) | 4.4 (2.4 to 7.8) | 3.7 (1.2 to 10.8) | 73 |
| > 5 years ago | 31.8 (13.9 to 54.9) | 3.9 (1.5 to 10.2) | 5.1 (1.2 to 21.2) | 22 |
| Never STI diagnosis | 10.6 (7.7 to 14.1) | 1 | 1 | 386 |
| No. new partners in past 12 months | p = 0.01 | p = 0.06 | ||
| 0 | 15.7 (11.8 to 20.3) | 1 | 1 | 305 |
| 1 | 11.8 (5.6 to 21.3) | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.5) | 0.6 (0.2 to 1.9) | 76 |
| 2 | 50.0 (26.0 to 74.0) | 5.4 (2.0 to 14.2) | 8.7 (1.1 to 66.9) | 18 |
| 3+ | 7.7 (0.2 to 36.0) | 0.4 (0.1 to 3.5) | 0 (–) | 13 |
| Gender of sex partners in past 12 months | p = 0.002 | |||
| Homo/bisexual | 0 (0 to 9.5) | 0 (–) | – | 37 |
| Heterosexual | 17.4 (13.8 to 21.5) | 1 | – | 397 |
| Site of recruitment | p = 0.54 | p = 0.28 | ||
| Social network (+weddings and christenings) | 13.5 (7.4 to 22.0) | 1.0 (0.5 to 2.1) | 0.5. (0.2 to 1.5) | 96 |
| Churches | 10.5 (1.3 to 33.1) | 0.8 (0.2 to 3.5) | 0.1 (0.0 to 2.3) | 19 |
| University/college | 3.1 (0.1 to 16.2) | 0.2 (0.0 to 1.6) | 1.2 (0.1 to 13.9) | 32 |
| Pubs, restaurants, bars, nightclubs | 12.5 (1.6 to 38.3) | 0.9 (0.2 to 4.3) | 0.4 (0.1 to 2.3) | 16 |
| Barbers, hairdressers, markets, shops | 6.3 (0.2 to 30.2) | 0.4 (0.1 to 3.4) | – | 16 |
| Events, concerts, football | 13.2 (9.2 to 18.2) | 1 | 1 | 242 |
| Other | 22.2 (6.4 to 47.6) | 1.9 (0.6 to 6.1) | 2.3 (0.4 to 14.7) | 18 |