Table 3

Condom counselling of female patients among providers in South Africa and Zimbabwe: ORs from multivariable logistic regression

Routine condom counselling (usually/always)Female condoms OR (95% CI)Male condoms OR (95% CI)
Country
 Zimbabwe (reference)____
 South Africa0.48*** (0.35 to 0.68)2.39*** (1.57 to 3.65)
Age (years)1.02*** (1.02 to 1.05)1.01 (1.00 to 1.03)
Provider type
 Physician (reference)____
 Nurse5.41*** (3.26 to 8.98)2.60** (1.47 to 4.58)
Trained in HIV prevention0.90 (0.62 to 1.05)1.35 (0.87 to 2.08)
Trained in family planning0.98 (0.71 to 1.35)1.02 (0.70 to 1.51)
Facility type
 Hospital (reference)____
 Clinic0.88 (0.61 to 1.25)1.21 (0.76 to 1.94)
Location
 Rural (reference)____
 Urban0.85 (0.61 to 1.25)1.42 (0.93 to 2.14)
Most/all patients at HIV risk1.21 (0.92 to 1.59)1.58** (1.12 to 2.22)
χ2 (8 degrees of freedom)96.0870.24
N13241328
  • *p≤0.05; ** p≤0.010; ***p≤0.001.