| Exposure variables |
Wives living with HIV n=165 (%)c |
Wives not living with HIV n=69 (%) |
AOR (95% CI of AOR) |
p-value |
Paschim medinipur (district)
Purba Medinipur (district)
Kolkata (district) |
51 (64)
50 (69)
64 (78) |
29 (36)
22 (31)
18 (22) |
0.43 (0.2 - 0.94)
0.63 (0.28 - 1.39)
Reference |
0.03
0.25 |
Husband experienced any STD symptom (after marriage)
Husband did not experience any STD symptom |
98 (76)
67 (64) |
31 (24)
38 (36) |
1.52 (0.81 – 2.84)
Reference |
0.18 |
Wife experienced any STD symptom (after marriage)
Wife did not experience any STD symptom |
93 (79)
72 (52) |
24 (21)
45 (38) |
2.05 (1.09 – 3.83)
Reference |
0.02 |
No change in sexual relation with spouse after HIV test
Used condom/reduced frequency of sex with spouse
Stopped having sex with spouse |
28 (78)
119 (73)
18 (53) |
8 (22)
45 (27)
16 (47) |
2.69 (0.87 – 8.24)
2.99 (1.29 – 6.94)
Reference |
0.08
0.01
- |
Couple sero-concordant for HSV-2 antibody
Couple sero-discordant for HSV-2 antibody
Both members of couple sero-nonreactive of HSV-2 antibody |
85 (80)
16 (64)
64 (62) |
24 (20)
9 (36)
39(38) |
1.89 (0.93 – 3.82)
0.98 (0.35 – 2.72)
Reference |
0.07
0.97 |
Wife diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis
Wife not diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis |
46 (84)
119 (66) |
9 (16)
60 (33) |
2.19 (0.95 – 5.04)
Reference |
0.06 |
c= row percentage