Acceptability of routine HIV counselling and testing, and HIV seroprevalence in Ugandan hospitals
Rhoda K Wanyenze, Cecilia Nawavvu, Alice S Namale, Bernard Mayanja, Rebecca Bunnell, Betty Abang, Gideon Amanyire, Nelson K Sewankambo, Moses R Kamya
Volume 86, Number 4, April 2008, 302-309
Table 2. Number of patients aged more than 15 years who tested HIV-positive and adjusted odds ratio for testing positive for different patient variablesa
| Patient variable | Number (percentage) testing HIV-positiven = 10 428 (26%)b | Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | P-valuec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 6672 (26) | 0.98 (0.93–1.04) | 0.57 |
| Male | 3756 (26) | 1.00 (reference) | – |
| 15–20 years | 707 (12) | 1.00 (reference) | – |
| 21–30 years | 4259 (27) | 2.13 (1.94–2.33) | < 0.0001 |
| 31–40 years | 3512 (38) | 2.58 (2.34–2.86) | < 0.0001 |
| 41–50 years | 1414 (32) | 1.63 (1.45–1.82) | < 0.0001 |
| 51–60 years | 359 (18) | 0.62 (0.54–0.73) | < 0.0001 |
| 61+ years | 177 (9) | 0.24 (0.20–0.29) | < 0.0001 |
| Never married | 1595 (16) | 1.00 (reference) | – |
| Married or cohabiting | 5493 (25) | 1.67 (1.54–1.82) | < 0.0001 |
| Separated or divorced | 1902 (42) | 3.17 (2.90–3.47) | < 0.0001 |
| Widowed | 1438 (42) | 4.48 (4.02–4.99) | < 0.0001 |
| None | 1439 (26) | 1.00 (reference) | – |
| Primary | 5500 (30) | 1.20 (1.10–1.28) | < 0.0001 |
| Secondary | 2887 (25) | 1.12 (1.03–1.21) | 0.01 |
| Tertiary | 602 (15) | 0.61 (0.55–0.69) | < 0.0001 |
| Christian | 9079 (26) | 1.00 (reference) | – |
| Muslim | 1341 (25) | 0.92 (0.85–0.98) | 0.02 |
| Other | 8 (32) | 1.41 (0.57–3.46) | 0.46 |
| HIV-negative | 317 (11) | 1.00 (reference) | – |
| HIV-positive | 454 (56) | 8.83 (7.32–10.65) | < 0.0001 |
| Unknown | 4859 (25) | 3.00 (2.65–3.40) | < 0.0001 |
| No partner for 12 months | 4793 (29) | 2.72 (2.38–3.11) | < 0.0001 |
| Surgical | 124 (13) | 1.00 (reference) | – |
| Emergency medical ward | 732 (31) | 2.45 (1.97–3.04) | < 0.0001 |
| Medical inpatient | 3072 (35) | 3.39 (2.78–4.15) | < 0.0001 |
| Medical outpatient | 4345 (30) | 2.20 (1.80–2.69) | < 0.0001 |
| Obstetrics and gynaecology | 610 (13) | 0.75 (0.60–0.93) | 0.01 |
| Dermatology | 730 (26) | 1.87 (1.51–2.32) | < 0.0001 |
| Other | 815 (15) | 1.05 (0.85–1.29) | 0.67 |
a Patients aged less than 15 years were excluded because the multivariate model included variables related to sexual behaviour.b Overall, 26% of the 39 603 patients aged more than 15 years were HIV-positive.c Multivariate analysis.