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Table 3 Comparison of HIV status and life time sexual violence by risky sexual and substance use behaviors, of South Wollo Zone women VCT users, June 2009 (n=647)

From: The relationship between sexual violence and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among women using voluntary counseling and testing services in South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia

Character

Sample

HIV prevale

Crude OR

Violence prevale

Crude OR

Age at first intercourse

     

    < than 18 yrs

453

(21.9)

1.08 (0.70–1.66)

(38.2)

1.84 (1.26–2.70)

    18 and above yrs

194

(20.6)

1.00

(32.0)

1.00

No. of casual partner

     

    One

327

(16.2)

1.00

(27.2)

1.00

    Multiple

320

(26.9)

1.90 (1.29–2.78)

(45.6)

2.18 (1.55–3.06)

Extra-partner sex

     

    Yes

114

(21.2)

1.09 (0.67–1.78)

(34.5)

1.53 (1.01–2.31)

    No

533

(22.8)

1.00

(44.7)

1.00

History of STI

     

    Yes

65

(50.8)

4.63 (2.72–7.86)

(52.3)

2.07 (1.24–3.48)

    No

582

(18.2)

1.00

(34.5)

1.00

Khat chewing

     

    Yes

232

(26.7)

1.60 (1.09–2.34)

(44.4)

1.71 (1.22–2.38)

    No

415

(18.6)

1.00

(31.8)

1.00

Alcohol drink

     

    Yes

86

(29.1)

1.60 (0.96–2.67)

(45.3)

1.54 (0.97–2.44)

    No

561

(20.3)

1.00

(34.9)

1.00

  1. NB.
  2. HIV Human Immune Virus.
  3. CI Confidence Interval.
  4. OR Odds Ratio.
  5. STI Sexually Transmitted Infection.
  6. Khat- An evergreen shrub, having dark green leaves that is chewed for their stimulating effects.
  7. *The bold face is used to show significant statistical association between risky sexual and substance use behaviors with HIV status and life time sexual violence.