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Table 4 Factors associated with HIV-1 infection among the antenatal clinic attendees living in/out of protected camps for internally displaced people in Gulu, Kitgum and Pader districts (North Uganda)

From: HIV-1 prevalence and factors associated with infection in the conflict-affected region of North Uganda

 

Internally displaced (n = 2023)

No internally displaced (n = 1028)

Adjusted ORa (95% CI)

P-value

Adjusted ORa (95% CI)

P-value

Age group

   < 20 years

1

 

1

 

   20–24 years

1.71 (0.96–3.05)

0.070

2.25 (1.24–4.09)

0.008

   25–29 years

1.79 (0.98–3.25)

0.057

2.29 (1.21–4.35)

0.011

   ≥ 30 years

1.68 (0.93–3.04)

0.085

2.27 (1.18–4.39)

0.015

Education*

   Primary or lower

1

 

1

 

   Secondary or higher

2.29 (1.30–4.04)

0.004

0.64 (0.42–1.00)

0.050

Occupationb,*

   Traditional

1

 

1

 

   Modern

3.62 (1.32–9.91)

0.012

0.86 (0.51–1.43)

0.554

Marital status*

   Married

1

 

1

 

   Not married

0.97 (0.60–1.57)

0.889

2.08 (1.31–2.30)

0.002

Occupation of partnerb,*

   Traditional

1

 

1

 

   Modern

2.38 (1.60–3.53)

< 0.001

0.96 (0.61–1.52)

0.865

  1. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
  2. a OR adjusted as for the overall analysis (see Table 3). Only factors significantly associated with HIV-1 infection in at least one group are presented; b Traditional occupation: agricultural worker and housewife; modern occupation: clerk, business woman/man, professional, soldier, student and other;
  3. * Factors with a significant risk difference between the IDP group and the no-IDP group according to the interaction test (log-likelihood ratio test).
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