Condom use correlates among youth living with HIV in South Africa: lessons for promoting safer sex

Figures & data

Table 1. Sample characteristics for all participants and by condom use at last intercourse

			Condom Used at Last Intercourse
	All (N = 294)		Yes (N = 227, 77.2%)		No (N = 67, 22.8%)
Variable	N	%	N	%	No	%
Ages 18 and Older	147	50.0	109	48.0	38	56.7
Female	170	57.8	123	54.2	47	70.2
Learned HIV Status Age 12 or Younger	104	35.4	89	39.2	15	22.4
Last Partner was HIV-positive	62	21.1	41	18.1	21	31.3
Disclosed HIV Status to Last Partner	172	58.5	138	60.8	34	50.8
Did not Miss Any ART Dose in Week Prior	141	48.0	119	52.4	22	32.8
Knows to Use Condoms with HIV+ Partner	239	81.3	192	84.6	47	70.2
Drank Alcohol at Least One Day Per Month in Past 6 Months	120	40.8	85	37.4	35	52.2
Treated Badly Because of HIV in 6 Months Prior	85	28.9	60	26.4	25	37.3
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age	17.8	2.0	17.8	2.0	18.1	2.2

Table 2. Odds ratios for factors associated with condom use at last intercourse

		95% CI
Variable	OR	Lower	Upper	P-Value
Age ≥18 Years	0.73	0.40	1.33	0.305
Female	0.41	0.20	0.84	0.014
Learned HIV Status Age 12 or Younger	2.89	1.30	6.43	0.009
Last Partner was HIV-positive	0.36	0.18	0.73	0.004
Disclosed HIV Status to Last Partner	2.13	1.09	4.15	0.027
Did not Miss Any ART Dose in Week Prior	2.67	1.35	5.27	0.005
Knows to Use Condoms with HIV+ Partner	2.65	1.34	5.25	0.005
Drank Alcohol at Least One Day Per Month in Past 6 Months	0.43	0.22	0.84	0.014
Treated Badly Because of HIV in 6 Months Prior	0.55	0.31	1.00	0.048