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Table 3 Predictors of HIV

From: Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus infection, anti-HCV antibodies and HIV and knowledge among people who use drugs attending methadone therapy clinic in Tanzania; a cross-sectional study

 

HIV

Crude Odds Ratio (95%CI)

P value

Adjusted Odds Ratio (95%CI)

P value

Female sex

11.5(4.5–29.3)

< 0.001

78.2(8.3–741.1)

< 0.001

Age > 37

3.2(1.5–6.9)

0.003

4.5(1.7–11.6)

0.002

Low education level

2.4(0.9–6.5)

0.09

1.2(0.4–3.4)

0.78

Address

 Kirumba

1.6(0.7–3.6)

0.29

α

 

 Igoma

1.4(0.4–6.9)

0.45

α

 

 Bugarika

1.1(0.2–4.9)

0.93

α

 

Marital (Married)

2.4(1.1–5.2)

0.02

1.5(0.6–3.7)

0.38

Sex trade

3.7(1.3–10.5)

0.01

0.1(0.01–1.2)

0.07

Men who sex with men

1.3(0.3–6.3)

0.70

α

 

Multiple sexual partners

1.6(0.7–3.5)

0.28

α

 

Tatoo

0.9(0.4–2.1)

0.88

α

 
  1. Key: CI Confidence interval
  2. α Not included in multivariate analysis