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Table 1 Logistic regression for demographic characteristics associated with undiagnosed infection by sex

From: Epidemiological and viral characteristics of undiagnosed HIV infections in Botswana

Variable

Category

Women (n = 383 newly diagnosed, n = 2252 known cases)

Men (n = 218 newly diagnosed, n = 743 known cases)

OR (95% CI)a

aOR (95% CI)b

OR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

Age

16–24 years

5.42*** (4.29–6.89)

4.63*** (2.63–8.18)

4.58*** (2.73–7.98)

12.7** (1.32–121.7)

25–34 years

0.99 (0.83–1.17)

0.81 (0.51–1.28)

4.57*** (3.25–6.43)

5.68*** (2.54–12.7)

35–44 years

0.29*** (0.25–0.35)

0.36*** (0.22–0.57)

2.64*** (1.94–3.59)

3.16** (1.45–6.87)

45–54 years

0.54*** (0.45–0.65)

0.95 (0.66–1.39)

0.98 (0.7–1.35)

1.0 (0.48–2.14)

55–64 years

Ref

 

Ref

 

Marital status

Married

Ref

 

Ref

 

Single/Never married

0.73*** (0.63–0.84)

0.45*** (0.33–0.6)

2.58*** (2.0–3.27)

1.72 (1.0–2.05)

Divorced/Widowed

0.47*** (0.38–0.58)

0.25*** (0.16–0.39)

1.31 (0.79–2.19)

3.95* (1.3–11.98)

Number of childrenc

None

Ref

   

1–5 children

0.53**(0.33–0.87)

≥ 5 children

0.36***(0.21–0.64)

Religious affiliation

Affiliated with religion

Ref

 

Ref

 

No religious affiliation

1.1 (0.98–1.25)

1.33* (1.06–1.67)

0.85 (0.7–1.04)

0.8 (0.57–1.11)

Education level

Tertiary

Ref

 

Ref

 

Senior secondary

0.93 (0.73–1.18)

0.64* (0.44–0.92)

1.5 (0.93–2.45)

1.55 (0.75–3.19)

Junior secondary

0.29*** (0.24–0.35)

0.37*** (0.26–0.53)

1.91*** (1.31–2.75)

1.42 (0.78–2.60)

Primary

0.21*** (0.17–0.26)

0.38*** (0.23–0.61)

0.71 (0.49–1.04)

1.19 (0.61–2.29)

Non-formal

0.27*** (0.22–0.34)

0.44** (0.26–0.75)

0.53*** (0.35–0.79)

0.94 (0.4–2.2)

  1. n number of participants, OR odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio for clustering by community, CI confidence interval, Ref reference group
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  3. aUnivariate logistic regression
  4. bMultivariable logistic regression
  5. cExcluded from the multivariable due to interaction with other variables