Table 3

Unadjusted ORs for individual and partnership characteristics associated with both members of the couple knowing their partners’ HIV serostatus, Couples Health CoOp, Cape Town, South Africa, 2010–2012

	Total		Not correct		Correct		OR	95% CI	p Value
	N=290		N=242	83.4%	N=48	16.6%
	n or mean	% or SD	n or mean	% or SD	n or mean	% or SD
Partnership features
Marital status
Not married	211	72.8	183	75.6	28	58.3	Ref
Married/cohabitating	79	27.2	59	24.4	20	41.7	2.22	1.16 to 4.22	0.016
Years of partnership	3.05	2.01	2.99	1.88	3.35	2.54	1.08	0.94 to 1.25	0.259
Both members HIV-negative	200	68.9	159	65.7	41	85.4	3.06	1.31 to 7.11	0.009
Have children together	55	19.0	39	16.1	16	33.3	2.60	1.30 to 5.19	0.007
Women's characteristics
Gender roles scale	4.29	2.21	4.15	2.19	5.00	2.24	1.18	1.03 to 1.36	0.016
Control in partnership	5.71	2.44	5.73	2.43	5.58	2.51	0.98	0.86 to 1.11	0.7
Has other sex partners	30	10	27	11	3	6	0.53	0.15 to 1.83	0.315
Alcohol consumption
Abstinent	121	42	96	40	25	52	Combined ref
Light	65	22	58	24	7	15
Binge	54	19	45	19	9	19
Heavy	50	17	43	18	7	15	0.86	0.65 to 1.14	0.299
Marijuana use	28	10	22	9	6	12	1.42	0.55 to 3.84	0.467
Ever tested for HIV	268	92	221	91.3	47	98	4.47	0.59 to 34.03	0.149
Previous HIV diagnosis	55	19	48	20	7	15	0.69	0.29 to 1.63	0.399
Years since HIV diagnosis*	3.61	3.34	3.37	3.33	5.80	2.77	1.29	0.94 to 1.76	0.113
Violence w/main partner	67	28	14	29	81	28	0.76	0.39 to 1.48	0.42
Quality of relationship: excellent	143	49	119	49	24	50	0.92	0.56 to 1.92	0.917
Satisfaction with relationship: extremely	184	63	152	63	32	67	1.18	0.62 to 2.28	0.613
Men's characteristics
Aggressive and violence score	0.65	1.53	0.61	1.52	0.83	1.58	1.09	0.91 to 1.30	0.365
Has other sex partners	102	35	85	35	17	35	1.01	0.53 to 1.94	0.969
Alcohol use
Abstinent	0	0	0	0	0	0	Combined ref
Light	63	22	50	21	13	27
Binge	46	16	37	16	9	19
Heavy	175	61	149	63	26	54	0.74	0.40 to 1.38	0.339
Marijuana use	108	38	92	39	16	33	0.80	0.42 to 1.54	0.501
Ever tested for HIV	193	68	147	62	46	96	13.93	3.30 to 58.77	<0.001
Previous HIV diagnosis	14	4.8	9	3.7	5	10.4	3.01	0.96 to 9.42	0.058
Years since HIV diagnosis*	4.39	4.12	2.89	4.17	3.17	3.60	0.99	0.74 to 1.32	0.933
Violence with main partner	104	36	89	37	15	31	1.08	0.54 to 2.13	0.835
Quality of relationship: excellent	73	25	56	23	17	35	1.82	0.94 to 3.53	0.076
Satisfaction with relationship: extremely	82	28	62	26	20	42	2.07	1.09 to 3.94	0.026

*Adjusted for age at enrolment.