Table 3 Factors associated with HIV among transgender people in Sierra Leone

Monthly income (Leone)

Less than 500,000

1

1

5,000,000 or higher

1.62 [0.76–3.44]

2.00 [0.75–5.33]

Parity

No child

1

1

1–2 children

2.06 [0.93–4.56]

2.30 [0.88–6.03]

3 or more

7.54 [3.24–17.55]***

13.72 [4.02–46.89]***

Ethnicity

Mende

1

1

Temne

3.80 [1.58–9.17]**

4.08 [1.28–13.05]*

others

4.92 [2.01–12.05]***

5.75 [1.64–20.11]**

Alcohol use

Never

1

1

Ever taken

2.86 [1.41–5.56]**

3.57 [1.49–8.33]**

Lubricant use

Yes

1

1

No

0.14 [0.03–0.61]*

0.10 [0.02–0.51]**

Microbicide use

Yes

1

1

No

0.62 [0.31–1.26]

0.59 [0.23–1.50]

Can a healthy-looking person have HIV?

Inadequate knowledge

1

1

Adequate knowledge

0.24 [0.11–0.56]**

0.17 [0.05–0.56]**