Unrecognized human immunodeficiency virus infection and risk factors among elderly medical patients at the Korle Bu teaching hospital, Accra, Ghana

Table 3 ORs and corresponding 95 % CI of HIV status according to behavioural character of the elderly hospitalized patients

	N [1,100]	HIV Status		OR	95 % CI	p-value
	N [1,100]	Pos (46)	Neg (1054)	OR	95 % CI	p-value
Condom use
No	1053	43	1010	0.67	0.20–2.23	0.35
Yes	47	3	44	^a
Concurrent sex partners
No	702	27	674	^a
Yes	398	19	379	1.25	0.69–2.28	0.28
Drug use
No	1088	46	1042	^a
Yes	12	0	12		-	0.60
Alcohol use
No	663	28	635	^a
Yes	437	18	419	0.97	0.53–1.78	0.53
Smoking history
No	979	42	937	^a
Yes	121	4	117	0.76	0.27–2.17	0.42
Chewing tobacco
No	986	39	947	^a
Yes	114	7	107	1.59	0.69–3.64	0.19
History of STI
No	1095	46	1049	^a
Yes	5	0	5	-	-	0.81
Symptoms of STI
No	167	6	161	^a
Yes	933	40	893	1.20	0.50–2.88	0.44
Payment for sex
No	985	40	945	^a
Yes	115	6	109	1.30	0.54–3.14	0.35
Tattoos
No	633	28	605	^a
Yes	467	18	449	0.87	0.47–1.59	0.38
Blood transfusion
No	568	27	541	^a
Yes	532	19	513	0.74	0.41–1.35	0.20

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