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Table 3 Behavioural or lifestyle––personal choices identified in selected studies

From: Predictors of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in primary care among adults living in developed countries: a systematic review

Predictor

Ellerbrock 2004 [30]

Gordon 1995 [32]

Guy 2011 [35]

Hafner 1997 [33]

Hodder 2013 [36]

Moran 2012 [34]

Ross 1997 [31]

Desai 2012 [38]

Szerlip 2005 [39]

 

OR

%

OR

%

OR

%

OR

%

OR

Injected drugs users

21.1 (4.89–90.9)

18%

2.97 (1.77–5.00)

30%

2.71 (1.33–5.53)

10%

2.3 (1.5–3.5)

  

Ever smoked crack cocaine

22.8 (12.6–41.5)

        

Binge-drinking or alcohol misuse

    

1.57* (0.74–3.33)

   

12.8 (1.65–99)

Substance use (combined)**

    

2.52 (1.22–5.21)

  

22%

 

Current smokers

       

25%

 

Unsafe sex

  

1.84 (1.6– 3.20)

    

60%

 

HIV positive partner

  

3.24 (1.47–7.11)

      

Sex with drug user

17.2 (7.18–40.9)

        

Contact abroad

      

2*

  

Ever exchanged money or drugs for sex

19.3 (11.2–33.2)

        

Male anal sex in the last ≥ 6 months

  

1.63 (1.13– 2.35)

      

Multiple life partners

M: 5.51 (3.18–9.55)

F: 19.8 (8.81–44.2)

        

Obesity

       

10%

 
  1. *Not statistically significant
  2. **Includes drug use or binge-drinking