Factors influencing the adoption of HIV prevention measures in low socio-economic communities of inner-city Durban, South Africa

Figures & data

Table 1. Participant demographics.

Characteristics	n (%)
Age
18–30	51 (47.8)
31–50	48 (44)
Over 50	8 (7.3)
Marital status
Single	83 (76.1)
Married	17 (15.6)
Widowed	3 (2.8)
Divorced	2 (1.8)
Cohabiting	2 (1.8)
Ethnicity
Black	93 (85.3)
Other	14 (12.8)
Nationality
South African	94 (86.2)
Foreign national	12 (11)
Education level
Incomplete schooling	11 (10.1)
Completed schooling	56 (51.4)
Tertiary education	31 (28.4)
Post-graduate training	8 (7.3)
Employment
Employed	24 (22.0)
Street hawker/vendor	17 (15.6)
Unemployed	44 (40.4)
Pensioner	4 (3.7)
Sex worker	1 (0.9)
Type of housing
Formal housing	71 (65.1)
Homeless	19 (17.4)

Table 2. Sexual behaviour of sexually active participants (n = 90).

	n (%)
Current sexual partners
One	72 (80)
Multiple	12 (13.3)
Lifetime sexual partners
1	26 (28.9)
2	18 (20)
3	15 (16.7)
More than 3	27 (30)
Age at first sexual intercourse
13–18	36 (40)
19–21	28 (31.1)
22–28	20 (22.2)
Use of condom at every sexual act in the last year	20 (22.2)
Unable to negotiate condom use due to fear of been assaulted by sexual partner	13 (14.4)
Ever been forced to have sexual intercourse	17 (18.9)
Ever been assaulted by a sexual partner	24 (26.7)
Transactional sex	9 (10)

Table 3. Bivariate and multivariate analysis exploring association between selected risk factors and condom use.

	Bivariate analysis			Multivariate analysis
	OR	95% CI	p-value	aOR	95% CI	p-value
Transactional sex	1.00	0.19–5.24	1.00	0.72	0.09–5.58	0.75
Concurrent multiple sexual partners	1.29	0.31-5.39	0.73	1.24	0.28–5.67	0.78
Informal housing	1.34	0.38–4.78	0.65	1.59	0.34–7.47	0.55

Table 4. Bivariate and multivariate analysis for risks associated with transactional sex.

	Bivariate analysis			Multivariate analysis
	OR	95% CI	p-value	aOR	95% CI	p-value
Condom use	1.00	0.19–5.24	1.00	0.59	0.06–5.14	0.64
Concurrent multiple sexual partners	6.30	1.39–28.42	0.02	4.05	0.63–26.23	0.14
Informal housing	31.94	5.65–180.63	<0.001	23.96	3.97–144.59	0.001

Data availability statement

Data will be available on reasonable request from the corresponding author.