Table 4 Factors associated with HIV testing in black South African women with cancer

Age

≤49 years

1368 (50.1)

707 (77.6)

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1

>49 years

1364 (49.9)

204 (22.4)

0.29 (0.24 – 0.34)

0.33 (0.27 – 0.41)

Place of residence

Urban

2392 (87.7)

840 (92.3)

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Rural

336 (12.3)

70 (7.7)

0.59 (0.45 – 0.78)

Marital status

Married/living together

1503 (55.1)

435 (47.9)

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Single/never married

280 (10.3)

182 (20.0)

2.24 (1.81 – 2.78)

Widowed

483 (17.7)

119 (13.1)

0.85 (0.68 – 1.07)

Separated/divorced

462 (16.9)

173 (19.0)

1.29 (1.05 – 1.59)

Year of interview

2004-2005

497 (18.2)

77 (8.5)

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1

2006

433 (15.8)

99 (10.9)

1.47 (1.07 – 2.04)

1.61 (1.14 – 2.28)

2007

642 (23.5)

173 (19.0)

1.74 (1.30 – 2.33)

2.91 (2.10 – 4.01)

2008

648 (23.7)

231 (25.4)

2.30 (1.73 – 3.05)

3.62 (2.65 – 4.95)

2009

512 (18.7)

331 (36.3)

4.17 (3.16 – 5.50)

6.04 (4.45 – 8.21)

Level of education

None

336 (12.3)

44 (4.8)

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1

Primary

880 (32.3)

172 (18.9)

1.49 (1.04 – 2.13)

1.26 (0.86 – 1.84)

Secondary/tertiary

1511 (55.4)

695 (76.3)

3.51 (2.53 – 4.87)

2.08 (1.45 – 2.97)

Alcohol use

Non-drinkers

2071 (75.8)

667 (73.2)

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Moderate drinkers

401 (14.7)

141 (15.5)

1.09 (0.88 – 1.35)

Heavy/binge drinkers

260 (9.5)

103 (11.3)

1.23 (0.96 – 1.57)

Smoking

Non-smokers

2240 (82.0)

778 (85.4)

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Ex-smokers

152 (5.6)

32 (3.5)

0.61 (0.41 – 1.90)

Current smokers (1–14 g/day)

278 (10.2)

86 (9.4)

0.89 (0.69 – 1.15)

Current smokers (15+ g/day)

62 (2.3)

15 (1.6)

0.70 (0.39 – 1.23)

Lifetime number of sexual partners

0-1

383 (14.3)

92 (10.3)

1.38 (1.08 – 1.76)

2-5

1962 (73.0)

650 (72.5)

1.87 (1.39 – 2.52)

6+

342 (12.7)

154 (17.2)

Having children under 5 years

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1

No

2497 (92.8)

680 (75.5)

4.18 (3.39 – 5.16)

2.59 (2.04 – 3.29)

Yes

194 (7.2)

221 (24.5)

Cancer type

AIDS-defining

1140 (41.7)

385 (42.3)

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Other

1592 (58.3)

526 (57.7)

0.98 (0.84 – 1.14)

Hormonal contraceptive use

Never

1105 (40.6)

224 (24.7)

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1

Ever

1615 (59.4)

684 (75.3)

2.09 (1.76 – 2.47)

1.33 (1.09 – 1.62)

Interviewer

Interviewer 1

1426 (52.2)

673 (73.9)

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1

Interviewers 2 and 3

1306 (47.8)

238 (26.1)

0.74 (0.69 – 0.78)

0.36 (0.30 – 0.44)