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Table 3 Unadjusted and Adjusted Odds ratios for risky sexual behaviors comparing circumcised and uncircumcised

From: Differences in risky sexual behaviors and HIV prevalence of circumcised and uncircumcised men in Uganda: evidence from a 2011 cross-sectional national survey

 

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Number of lifetime partners

Had non marital sex the last 12 months

Condom use at last non marital sex

Transactional sex in last 12 months

ORs (95% CI)

ORs (95% CI)

ORs (95% CI)

ORs (95% CI)

Circumcision status

    

Unadjusted

    

Uncircumcised

1

1

1

1

Circumcised

1.48? (1.31,1.68)

1.43* (1.24,1.65)

0.80* (0.65,0.98)

1.37 (0.98,1.94)

Adjusted

    

Uncircumcised

1

1

1

1

Circumcised

1.46? (1.27,1.67)

1.26* (1.05,1.52)

0.79* (0.63,0.98)

1.20 (0.81,1.78)

Background characteristics

    

Age

    

15-24

1

1

1

1

25-34

1.81? (1.52,2.16)

0.74* (0.57,0.95)

0.86 (0.64,1.14)

0.71 (0.42,1.18)

35-44

3.12? (2.56,3.79)

0.61? (0.46,0.78)

0.66*(0.44,0.96)

0.66 (0.37,1.16)

45-59

4.26? (3.44,5.28)

0.36? (0.27,0.48)

0.34? (0.22,0.53)

0.22?(0.11,0.44)

Ethnicity

    

Baganda

1

1

1

1

Banyakore

0.54? (0.41,0.72)

0.77 (0.51,1.14)

0.66 (0.60,1.08)

0.80 (0.30,2.12)

Iteso/Karimojon

1.83 (0.64,1.08)

0.51? (0.34,0.75)

0.57* (0.37,0.89)

0.56 (0.16,1.89)

Lugbara/Madi/Alur/Japadhola

0.82 (0.62,1.09)

0.62? (0.44,0.88)

0.92 (0.87,2.45)

1.79 (0.81,3.95)

Basoga

1.32* (1.03,1.69)

1.17 (0.73,1.86)

0.46? (0.30,0.70)

1.34 (0.44,4.02)

Langi/Acholi

0.88 (0.67,1.15)

0.53? (0.37,0.75)

0.79 (0.51,1.20)

0.20 (0.05,0.78)

Bakiga

0.67* (0.49,0.92)

0.67 (0.40,1.11)

0.30? (0.19,0.46)

2.05? (1.03,4.10)

Bagisu/Sabiny

1.06 (0.76,1.66)

0.58* (0.34,0.98)

0.40? (0.25,0.63)

0.99 (0.37,2.65)

Banyoro/Batoro

1.41* (1.06,1.88)

1.61* (1.12,2.32)

0.50? (0.33,0.76)

2.47*(1.21,5.07)

Bafumbira

0.32? (0.18,0.55)

0.43* (0.20,0.89)

0.25? (0.09,0.71)

0.27 (0.03,2.47)

Bagwere/Samia

1.19 (0.79,1.79)

1.17 (0.72,1.90)

0.78 (0.41,1.52)

1.50 (0.57,3.94)

Bakonjo

0.61* (0.38,0.98)

0.83 (0.53,1.31)

0.23* (0.07,0.72)

0.79 (0.18,3.37)

Others

0.86 (0.63,1.18)

0.95 (0.62,1.45)

0.96 (0.63,1.46)

1.72 (0.88,3.35)

Wealth status

    

Lowest quintile

1

1

1

1

2nd quintile

1.30? (1.09,1.53)

1.31* (1.00,1.72)

1.12 (0.76,1.65)

0.92 (0.46,1.85)

Middle

1.48? (1.22,180)

1.59? (1.20,2.09)

1.40 (0.95,2.06)

1.77 (0.87,3.59)

4th quintile

1.61? (1.34,1.93)

2.02? (1.50,2.71)

1.75? (1.17,2.62)

1.28 (0.62,2.67)

Highest quintile

1.97? (1.56,2.48)

1.98? (1.37,2.85)

2.55? (1.63,3.99)

1.11 (0.45,2.70)

Marital status

    

Never married

1

1

1

1

Married

2.29? (1.90,2.75)

0.01? (0.00,0.01)

1.35* (1.04,1.77)

0.72 (0.41,1.29)

Divorced/separated

2.55? (1.98,3.27)

0.07? (0.04,0.12)

1.13 (0.79,1.61)

2.21*(1.17,4.17)

Highest education level

    

No education

1

1

1

1

Primary

1.46? (1.17,1.83)

1.07 (0.78,1.46)

2.18* (1.13,4.21)

0.92 (0.41,2.07)

Secondary

1.42? (1.09,1.86)

1.06 (0.74,1.52)

3.14? (1.63,6.04)

0.67 (0.24,1.86)

Post secondary

1.07 (0.77,1.48)

1.29 (0.86,1.96)

3.57? (1.79,7.14)

0.42 (0.12,1.48)

Number of men

7,969

7,114

2,231

7,109

  1. *p < 0.05, ? p < 0.01, Includes only background characteristics that were significant in at least one of the 4 models. Survey region is omitted because of collinearity. Only indiciating the background factors that were significant.