Table 2 Baseline risk factors for HIV acquisition in the HESN cohort stratified by gender
From: Development of a prospective cohort of HIV Exposed Sero-Negative (HESN) individuals in Jos Nigeria
N = 278a | N = 256 | Risk Ratio (95 % CI)c | P-value | |
Malesb | Females | |||
Condom use | 1.24 (1.01–1.54) | 0.04 | ||
Always | 100 (36) | 115 (45) | ||
Sometimes/Never | 178 (64) | 141 (55) | ||
Sex partners | 0.22 (0.09–0.48) | <0.0001 | ||
< 2 | 243 (87) | 249 (97) | ||
≥ 2 | 35 (13) | 7 (3) | ||
Reported STIs prior to enrollment | 0.36 (0.19–0.7) | <0.0001 | ||
No | 245 (88) | 245 (96) | ||
Yes | 33 (12) | 11 (4) | ||
Syphilis | 2.18 (0.55–8.66) | 0.32 | ||
No | 275 (99) | 248 (98) | ||
Yes | 3 (1) | 6 (2) | ||
Hepatitis C virus (N = 524) | 0.89 (0.49–1.63) | 0.72 | ||
No | 252 (92) | 232 (93) | ||
Yes | 22 (8) | 18 (7) | ||
HIV+ partners of HESN enrollee | ||||
HIV+ positive (female spouse)d | HIV+ positive (Male spouse) | |||
Detectable partner Viral load (N = 383) | N = 214 | N = 169 | 1.16 (1.02–1.32) | 0.03 |
No (≤20) | 76 (35) | 41 (25) | ||
Yes (>20) | 140 (65) | 126 (75) | ||
Partner CD4 count (N = 375) | N = 212 | N = 163 | 1.28 (1.03–1.6) | 0.03 |
> 350 cells/μl | 126 (59) | 78 (48) | ||
≤ 350 cells/μl | 86 (41) | 85 (52) | ||