Skip to main content

Table 5 Change in sexual behaviour between Sero4 and Sero5 associated with VCT use at Sero4, HIV-positive 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

    
 

115

%

23

%

  

No change

64

55.7

13

56.5

1

1

Increase

16

13.9

0

0.0

-

-

Decrease

35

30.4

10

43.5

1.41 (0.56, 3.54)

0.88 (0.25, 3.02)

Acquired or lost a spouse α

    
 

114

%

23

%

  

No change

93

81.6

19

82.6

1

1

Acquired

8

7.0

1

4.3

0.61 (0.07, 5.18)

0.64 (0.06, 7.13)

Lost

13

11.4

3

13.0

1.13 (0.29, 4.35)

2.65 (0.46, 15.23)

Acquired or lost a regular non-cohabiting partner

  
 

114

%

23

%

  

No change

79

69.3

15

65.2

1

1

Acquired

20

17.5

7

30.4

1.84 (0.66, 5.12)

3.46 (0.71, 16.83)

Lost

15

13.2

1

4.3

0.35 (0.04, 2.86)

0.26 (0.02, 2.85)

Acquired or lost a high risk partner

   
 

115

%

22

%

  

No change

98

85.2

17

77.3

1

1

Acquired

10

8.7

1

4.5

0.58 (0.07, 4.80)

0.63 (0.05, 8.02)

Lost

7

6.1

4

18.2

3.29 (0.87, 12.48)

3.10 (0.50, 19.31)

Condom use at last sex with spouse #

  
 

68

%

12

%

  

No change

64

94.1

10

83.3

1

1

Stopped using

2

2.9

1

8.3

3.2 (0.26, 38.64)

0.99 (0.03, 34.27)

Started using

2

2.9

1

8.3

3.2 (0.26, 38.64)

-

  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. α‘Acquired or lost spouse’ was not adjusted for marital status (as this was the outcome).
  3. #Analyses conducted among those with a spouse at both rounds only.