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

Jenifer Chapman, Nena do Nascimento and Mahua Mandal
Global Health: Science and Practice September 2019, 7(3):435-446; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00117
Jenifer Chapman
aMEASURE Evaluation, Palladium, Mozambique.
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Nena do Nascimento
bMEASURE Evaluation, Palladium, Washington, DC, USA.
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Mahua Mandal
cMEASURE Evaluation, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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    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 primary174 (17.74)24 (17.27)
    Some secondary251 (25.59)29 (20.86)
    Completed secondary*256 (26.10)24 (17.27)
    Completed more than secondary240 (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. (%)
    <$1,00041 (4.18)4 (2.88)
    $1,000–4,999**295 (30.07)21 (15.11)
    $5,000–9,999257 (26.20)36 (25.90)
    $10,000–19,999170 (17.33)31 (22.30)
    $20,000-39,999*78 (7.95)22 (15.83)
    ≥$40,000***28 (2.85)17 (12.23)
    Missing data112 (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)
    • Abbreviation: AGYW, adolescent girls and young women.

    • ↵† P<.10;

    • ↵* P<.05;

    • ↵** P<.01;

    • ↵*** P<.001.

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    TABLE 2.

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

    Condom Use at Last SexCondom Use Frequency in Last 12 Months
    Yes (n=592)No (n=389)P ValueAlways (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, %38.0122.11***40.8725.27***
    Education, %
    Less than primary4.738.23*3.608.24**
    Completed primary13.6823.91***13.6221.15**
    Some secondary25.3425.9626.4824.91
    Completed secondary27.2024.4227.5124.91
    Completed more than secondary29.0517.48***28.7920.79*
    Marital status, %
    Single55.0737.02***58.3540.14***
    Married or living together43.0762.72***40.6258.78***
    Widowed/divorced1.860.26*1.031.08
    • ↵* P<.05;

    • ↵** P<.01;

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

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    TABLE 3.

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

    AGYW Demographic Characteristics
    Current AgeEmploymentPregnant/MotherEducation
    13–19 years (n=332)20–25 years (n=646)P ValueEmployed (n=226)Not employed (n=750)P ValuePregnant/mother (n=395)Not pregnant/not mother (n=575)P ValueAttending 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)64.858.1P <.0566.858.2P <.0545.869.7P <.00147.1**66.8***69.2*54.2*
    No (n=388)35.241.933.241.854.230.352.933.230.845.8
    Condom use frequency in last 12 months
    Consistent (n=389)51.935.6P <.00141.441.124.752.1P <.00129.8*47.8***43.726.2**
    Inconsistent (n=557)48.264.358.658.975.347.970.252.156.361.0
    • 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.

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    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*64.771.9***83.379.5**85.7
    No (n=388)75.835.127.535.328.116.720.514.3
    Condom use frequency in last 12 months
    Consistent (n=389)8.4***43.455.2**41.254.6***58.364.7**75.0
    Inconsistent (n=557)91.656.744.858.945.441.735.325
    • 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.

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