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)


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

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

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;

* 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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