Table 1 Association between drinking alcohol and HIV positivity in adults using DHS surveys from Zambia and Zimbabwe
From: Association between alcohol use and HIV status: findings from Zambia and Zimbabwe
Variable | Males n (%) | Females n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HIV positive | HIV negative | p value | HIV positive | HIV negative | p value | |
Zambia DHS 2013–2014 | ||||||
Drink alcohol | ||||||
No | 841 (9.7) | 7814 (90.3) | < 0.001 | 1966 (13.6) | 12,000 (86.4) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 731 (15.1) | 4187 (84.9) | 362 (26.7) | 1057 (73.3) | ||
Zimbabwe DHS 2015–2016 | ||||||
Ever drank alcohol | ||||||
No | 268 (7.4) | 3293 (92.6) | < 0.001 | 1321 (15.9) | 6573 (84.1) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 621 (15.1) | 3236 (84.9) | 262 (22.3) | 897 (77.7) | ||