Role of Male Sex Partners in HIV Risk of Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Mozambique

Figures & Tables

TABLE 1.

Characteristics of Men Reporting Sex With AGYW in Mozambique, by AGYW Partner Status

	Has AGYW Partner (n=981)	Does Not Have AGYW Partner (n=159)
Age, years, mean (standard error)^***	27.33 (.22)	41.5 (.76)
Age, years, range	(18, 58)	(26, 64)
Currently studying,^*** No. (%)	311 (31.70)	17 (12.23)
Highest level of completed education, No. (%)
Less than primary^***	60 (6.12)	18 (12.95)
Completed primary	174 (17.74)	24 (17.27)
Some secondary	251 (25.59)	29 (20.86)
Completed secondary^*	256 (26.10)	24 (17.27)
Completed more than secondary	240 (24.46)	44 (31.65)
Employment, No. (%)
Worked in the past 7 days^†	824 (84.00)	131 (94.24)
Worked in the past 12 months^**	888 (90.52)	137 (99.56)
Income, No. (%)
<$1,000	41 (4.18)	4 (2.88)
$1,000–4,999^**	295 (30.07)	21 (15.11)
$5,000–9,999	257 (26.20)	36 (25.90)
$10,000–19,999	170 (17.33)	31 (22.30)
$20,000-39,999^*	78 (7.95)	22 (15.83)
≥$40,000^***	28 (2.85)	17 (12.23)
Missing data	112 (11.42)	8 (5.76)
Marital status, No. (%)
Single^***	470 (47.91)	10 (7.19)
Married or living together^***	499 (50.87)	114 (82.01)
Widowed/divorced^***	12 (1.22)	15 (10.79)

TABLE 2.

Male Partner Characteristics Associated With Men's Reported Condom Use, Mozambique

	Condom Use at Last Sex			Condom Use Frequency in Last 12 Months
	Yes (n=592)	No (n=389)	P Value	Always (n=389)	Inconsistent (n=558)	P Value
Age, years, mean (standard error)	27.16 (.29)	27.60 (.34)		26.79 (.36)	27.72 (.29)
Age, years, range	(18, 58)	(18, 52)		(18, 58)	(18, 52)
Currently studying, %	38.01	22.11	^***	40.87	25.27	^***
Education, %
Less than primary	4.73	8.23	^*	3.60	8.24	^**
Completed primary	13.68	23.91	^***	13.62	21.15	^**
Some secondary	25.34	25.96		26.48	24.91
Completed secondary	27.20	24.42		27.51	24.91
Completed more than secondary	29.05	17.48	^***	28.79	20.79	^*
Marital status, %
Single	55.07	37.02	^***	58.35	40.14	^***
Married or living together	43.07	62.72	^***	40.62	58.78	^***
Widowed/divorced	1.86	0.26	^*	1.03	1.08

↵* P<.05;
↵** P<.01;
↵*** P<.001; P values are based on chi-square statistics from bivariate analysis.

TABLE 3.

Men's Risk-Taking Behaviors, by Men's Reported AGYW Sex Partner Demographic Characteristics, Mozambique

	AGYW Demographic Characteristics
	Current Age			Employment			Pregnant/Mother			Education
	13–19 years (n=332)	20–25 years (n=646)	P Value	Employed (n=226)	Not employed (n=750)	P Value	Pregnant/mother (n=395)	Not pregnant/not mother (n=575)	P Value	Attending primary (n=104)	Attending secondary (n=524)	Attending higher education (n =107)	School age but not attending school (n=82)
Condom use at last sex
Yes (n=591)	64.8	58.1	P <.05	66.8	58.2	P <.05	45.8	69.7	P <.001	47.1^**	66.8^***	69.2^*	54.2^*
No (n=388)	35.2	41.9		33.2	41.8		54.2	30.3		52.9	33.2	30.8	45.8
Condom use frequency in last 12 months
Consistent (n=389)	51.9	35.6	P <.001	41.4	41.1		24.7	52.1	P <.001	29.8^*	47.8^***	43.7	26.2^**
Inconsistent (n=557)	48.2	64.3		58.6	58.9		75.3	47.9		70.2	52.1	56.3	61.0

Abbreviation: AGYW, adolescent girls and young women.
† P<.10;
↵* P<.05;
↵** P<.01;
↵*** P<.001; P values are based on chi-square statistics from bivariate analysis.

TABLE 4.

Men's Risk-Taking Behaviors, by Men's Reported Type of Relationship With AGYW Sex Partner, Mozambique

	Relationship Type
	Wife/live-in partner (n=190)	Steady partner (n=379)	Irregular partner (n=120)	Ex-partner (n=17)	Friend (n=209)	Colleague/student (n=12)	Just met (n=44)	Sex worker (n=7)
Condom use at last sex
Yes (n=591)	24.2^***	64.9^*	72.5^*	64.7	71.9^***	83.3	79.5^**	85.7
No (n=388)	75.8	35.1	27.5	35.3	28.1	16.7	20.5	14.3
Condom use frequency in last 12 months
Consistent (n=389)	8.4^***	43.4	55.2^**	41.2	54.6^***	58.3	64.7^**	75.0
Inconsistent (n=557)	91.6	56.7	44.8	58.9	45.4	41.7	35.3	25

Abbreviation: AGYW, adolescent girls and young women.
† P<.10;
↵* P<.05;
↵** P<.01;
↵*** P<.001; P values are based on chi-square statistics from bivariate analysis.