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Table 2 Change in sexual behaviour between Sero4 and Sero5 associated with VCT use at Sero4, HIV-negative individuals

From: The impact of voluntary counselling and testing services on sexual behaviour change and HIV incidence: observations from a cohort study in rural Tanzania

 

N with outcome (%)

  
 

No VCT

Had VCT

Crude risk ratio (95% CI)

Adjusted risk ratio (95% CI)

Number of sex partners in last year

   
 

3173

%

301

%

  

No change

2060

64.9

169

56.1

1

 

Increase

306

9.6

25

8.3

1 (0.64-1.54)

0.82 (0.52-1.30)

Decrease

807

25.4

107

35.5

1.62 (1.25-2.09)***

1.42 (1.07-1.88)**

Acquired or lost a spouse α

    
 

3136

%

297

%

  

No change

2701

86.1

233

78.5

1

1

Acquired

255

8.1

43

14.5

1.95 (1.38-2.77)***

1.88 (1.29-2.74)***

Lost

180

5.7

21

7.1

1.35 (0.84-2.17)

1.56 (0.95-2.55)*

Acquired or lost a regular non-cohabiting partner

  
 

3168

%

301

%

  

No change

2601

82.1

226

75.1

1

1

Acquired

251

7.9

27

9.0

1.24 (0.81-1.88)

0.88 (0.55-1.43)

Lost

316

10.0

48

15.9

1.75 (1.25-2.44)***

1.57 (1.10-2.25)**

Acquired or lost a high risk partner

   
 

3156

%

299

%

  

No change

2879

91.2

267

89.3

1

1

Acquired

193

6.1

19

6.4

1.06 (0.65-1.73)

0.97 (0.58-1.62)

Lost

84

2.7

13

4.3

1.67 (0.92-3.03)

1.41 (0.75-2.65)

Condom use at last sex with spouse #

   
 

2000

%

190

%

  

No change

1951

97.6

184

96.8

1

1

Stopped using

31

1.6

2

1.1

0.68 (0.16-2.88)

0.45 (0.10-1.93)

Started using

18

0.9

4

2.1

2.36 (0.79-7.04)

1.79 (0.56-5.67)

Condom use at last sex with regular non-cohabiting partner #

 
 

179

%

31

%

  

No change

147

82.1

17

54.8

1

1

Stopped using

12

6.7

8

25.8

5.76 (2.07-16.08)***

4.88 (1.39-17.16)**

Started using

20

11.2

6

19.4

2.59 (0.92-7.35)

2.21 (0.60-8.14)

Condom use at last sex with high risk partner #

  
 

12

%

5

%

  

No change

8

66.7

3

60.0

1

-

Stopped using

1

8.3

1

20.0

2.67 (0.12-57.62)

-

Started using

3

25.0

1

20.0

0.89 (0.06-12.25)

-

  1. All outcomes adjusted for age, sex, marital status, area of residence, level of education and previous VCT use as reported at the later sero-survey round.
  2. *p ≤ 0.1, **p ≤ 0.05, ***p ≤ 0.001.
  3. α‘Acquired or lost spouse’ was not adjusted for marital status (as this was the outcome).
  4. #Analyses conduced among those with relevant partner type at both rounds only.