Table 3

Associations between reported risk behaviours and HIV-1 infections by sex among adults in Oria village, Kilimanjaro Tanzania

Variable
Category
Women (n = 890)
Men (n = 601)






No
HIV+
Multivariate*
No
HIV+
Multivariate*

Age first married/cohabited
≥ 17
431
7.5
1
258
5.0
1

<17
146
12.2
1.5 (1.1–2.9)
41
12.5
2.9 (0.5–14.)








Age at sexual debut
≥ 17
434
8.8
1
246
3.7
1

<17
352
10.1
1.2 (0.7–2.0)
282
4.3
1.6 (0.6–4.1)








Number of partners past 12 months#
0–1
692
8.3
1
388
3.1
1

≥ 2
94
17.4
2.5 (1.3–4.7)
140
5.0
1.7 (0.6–4.7)








Number of partners past 5 years#
0–1
614
7.6
1
285
2.5
1

≥ 2
172
15.1
2.4 (1.4–4.0)
243
5.3
2.2 (1.2–5.6)








Ever used condom#
Yes
250
8.8
1
275
3.2
1

No
536
10.4
1.2 (0.7–2.1)
253
4.7
1.4 (0.6–3.5)








Used condom during last casual sex§
Yes
103
8.7
1
137
3.2
1

No
220
15.0
1.9 (0.7–4.3)
152
6.5
1.8 (1.2–5.8)








Exchanged money/goods during last sex#
No
713
8.9
1
450
3.8
1

Yes
73
13.7
1.9 (0.8–4.2)
78
4.0
1.0 (0.3–3.6)








Used bottled alcohol
No
864
8.4
1
581
2.9
1

Yes
26
8.7
1.0 (0.2–4.5)
20
20.0
5.9 (1.7–20.1)








Used local brew
No
779
7.7
1
502
2.2
1

Yes
111
13.6
1.4 (0.7–2.6)
99
10.1
3.7 (1.5–9.2)

*Adjusted for age (continues variable), marital status, education level and religion, ‡: From those reported being married, §: From those reported to have casual sex, #: From those reported to have had sex.

Mmbaga et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:58   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-58