Table 2 Univariate and Multivariate Analysis, the association between different variables and the two groups: risk and no risk, in French Guiana with the aid of a modified Poisson regression, n = 815

 18–29

1

1

–

 30–39

0.77 [0.63–0.93]

0.88 [0.73–1.05]

0.161*

 40–50

0.51 [0.38–0.68]

0.65 [0.51–0.82]

< 0.001

  > 50

0.61 [0.42–0.87]

0.66 [0.47–0.91]

0.013

 Female

1

1

–

 Male

2.04 [1.70–2.43]

1.60 [1.34–1.91]

 Has no job

1

1

–

 Has a work contract

1.72 [1.30–2.27]

1.46 [1.12–1.91]

0.006

 Works without a contract

2.41 [1.97–2.96]

1.58 [1.29–1.94]

< 0.001

 Is a business owner

1.35 [0.68–2.70]*

1.15 [0.59–2.24]

0.692*

 Married, living with spouse

1

1

–

 Married, living with another sex partner

4.50 [1.71–11.81]

3.68 [1.84–7.35]

< 0.001

 Married, living alone

3.30 [1.20–9.08]

1.92 [0.75–4.89]

0.171

 Not married, living with regular sex partner

3.20 [1.77–5.80]

2.10 [1.21–3.65]

0.008

 Not married, not living with sex partner

6.66 [3.75–11.83]

3.65 [2.12–6.27]

< 0.001

 Other

8.24 [3.09–21.98]

6.04 [2.76–13.22]

< 0.001

 No risk

1

1

–

 Low risk

2.84 [2.44–3.31]

1.46 [1.19–1.78]

0.001

 High risk

1.23 [0.85–1.80]*

1.16 [0.80–1.68]

0.424*

 No

1

1

–

 Yes

3.57 [3.18–4.0]

2.08 [1.77–2.46]

< 0.001

  < 16

2.40 [1.96–2.93]

1.53 [1.27–1.86]

< 0.001

  ≥ 16

1

1

–

 Don’t know, no response

1.51 [0.88–2.59]*

1.57 [0.99–2.49]

0.055*

 No

1

1

–

 Yes

2.96 [2.55–3.45]

1.30 [1.08–1.56]

0.006

 Low Risk

1

1

–

 High Risk

1.89 [1.49–2.39]

1.41 [1.11–1.80]

0.005

 Don’t Know

1.62 [1.34–1.97]

1.18 [0.97–1.44]

0.102*