Factors Affecting Intention to Disclose HIV Status among Adult Population in Sarawak, Malaysia

Table 4

Gender-stratified factors affecting the disclosure of HIV status: binary logistic regression analysis.

Variables	β	Male		β	Female
		AOR	95% CI		AOR	95% CI
Age in years					NI
<30 (RC)		1
30–39	−0.113	0.893	0.465, 1.713
40–49	0.812	2.253	1.218, 4.167
50–59	1.545	4.686	2.133, 10.293
>60	0.725	2.064	0.907, 4.695
Ethnicity
Malay				1.822	6.184	2.921, 13.090
Iban		NI		1.071	2.917	1.722, 4.943
Bidayuh				1.497	4.468	2.211, 9.027
Others (RC)					1
Occupation
Gainful job (RC)		1
Self-employed	−0.532	0.588	0.347, 0.997		NI
Unemployed	0.559	1.749	0.946, 3.235
Knowledge on HIV transmission			NI
Poor (≤6)	1.043	2.837	1.294, 6.129
Average (7–14)	1.522	4.582	2.582, 8.131
Good (≥15) (RC)		1
Content of discussion
No or poor (≤2.30)	0.637	1.890	1.183, 3.021	−0.001	0.999	0.624, 1.598
Moderate (2.31–5.13)	1.578	4.847	1.664, 14.118	1.463	4.317	1.212, 15.371
Extensive (≥5.14) (RC)		1			1
Constant	−1.393	0.248		−0.177	0.838
Model chi-square (df)		79.751 (10)			43.336 (5)
n		450			450
Goodness of fit		9.976 (8); 0.267			6.351 (6); 0.385
Nagelkerke R square		0.226			0.130
Cox and Snell R square		0.162			0.092

. Dependent variable = disclosure of HIV status (yes versus no). RC = reference category; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; NI = not included.