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Table 3 Non-antenatal population: Unadjusted and Adjusted ORs of Testing Positive

From: The voluntary HIV counselling and testing service in Kenema District, Sierra Leone, 2004-2006: a descriptive study

Variable

 

Unadjusted OR (95%CI)

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

Final Model

Gender

Male

   
 

Female

2.0 (1.3, 3.1)**

2.4 (1.4, 3.9)**

2.3 (1.4, 3.6)**

Age Category (years)

<15

1

1

1

 

15-19

0.2 (0.0, 0.9)*

0.3 (0.0, 1.4)

0.3 (0.1, 1.4)

 

20-24

0.5 (0.2, 1.8)

0.8 (0.2, 2.9)

0.8 (0.2, 3.1)

 

25-29

0.5 (0.16, 1.6)

0.7 (0.2, 2.7)

0.8 (0.2, 3.1)

 

30-34

0.7 (0.2, 2.3)

1.2 (0.3, 4.8)

1.4 (0.4, 5.2)

 

35-39

0.6 (0.2, 2.1)

1.1 (0.3, 4.5)

1.3 (0.3, 5.0)

 

40-44

0.7 (0.2, 2.5)

1.1 (0.3, 4.9)

1.3 (0.3, 5.5)

 

45-49

0.5 (0.1, 1.9)

0.6 (0.1, 2.8)

0.8 (0.2, 3.5)

 

>49

0.7 (0.2, 2.4)

1.1 (0.3, 4.5)

1.2 (0.3, 4.8)

Religion

Muslim

1

1

-

 

Christian

1.0 (0.6, 1.7)

1.0 (0.6, 1.8)

-

Marital Status

Married monogamous

1

1

1

 

Married polygamous

0.8 (0.4, 1.6)

0.6 (0.3, 1.3)

0.7 (0.3, 1.3)

 

Single

0.9 (0.5, 1.6)

1.4 (0.7, 2.8)

1.4 (0.8, 2.6)

 

Divorced

2.1 (0.7, 6.3)

1.7 (0.5, 5.5)

2.1 (0.7, 6.5)

 

Widowed

3.8 (1.6, 9)**

2.4 (0.9, 6.5)

2.8 (1.1, 7.1)

 

Separated

10.3 (1.4, 75.2)*

8.2 (1.0, 63.4)*

10.4 (1.4, 77.7)*

Occupation

Student

1

1

-

 

Farmer

1.4 (0.6, 3.1)

1.0 (0.4, 2.9)

-

 

Businessperson

3.7 (1.4, 10.1)*

2.3 (0.7, 7.7)

-

 

Trader

1.6 (0.6, 3.9)

1.2 (0.4, 3.5)

-

 

Housewife

1.2 (0.4, 3.1)

0.8 (0.2, 2.5)

-

 

Other

1.5 (0.7, 3.2)

2.1 (0.6, 7.0)

-

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01