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Table 3 Odds ratios (OR) and 95 % confidence Intervals for the probability of accepting child circumcision

From: Factors associated with acceptability of child circumcision in Botswana -- a cross sectional survey

Variables

Model I (Unadjusted ORs)

Model II (Adjusted ORs)

OR (95 % CI)

p-value

OR (95 % CI)

p-value

Socio-demographics

 Sex

  Male

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Female

1.18 (1.02–1.38)

0.023

0.83 (0.55–1.25)

0.998

 Age

  15–24

0.66 (0.45–0.97)

0.033

0.72 (0.67–0.77)

0.000

  25–34

0.64 (0.44–0.93)

0.020

1.34 (1.25–1.43)

0.000

  35–44

0.99 (0.68–1.48)

0.998

1.41 (1.31–1.50)

0.000

  45–54

1.33 (0.86–2.04)

0.198

1.31 (1.21–1.41)

0.000

  55–64

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Education

  Primary/less

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Secondary

0.62 (0.19–2.03)

0.425

0.60 (0.17–2.01)

0.422

  Tertiary/higher

0.97 (0.29–3.21)

0.961

0.93 (0.26–3.19)

0.951

 Place of residence

  Urban

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Rural

0.76 (0.65–0.89)

0.001

0.96 (0.93–0.99)

0.027

 Religion

  Christianity

1.55 (1.22–1.97)

0.000

2.36 (2.27–2.45)

0.000

  Other non-Christian

1.63 (1.05–2.54)

0.030

3.10 (2.91–3.31

0.000

  No religion

1.00

 

1.00

 

Behavioural factors

 HIV status

  Negative

  

1.00

 

  Positive

  

3.51 (3.34–3.69)

0.000

 Men’s circumcision status

  Circumcised

  

3.69 (3.58–3.81)

0.000

  Uncircumcised

  

1.00

 

 Men’s Intention to circumcise?

  Yes

  

9.32 (9.02–9.64)

 

  No

  

1.00

 

 Knowledge safe male circumcision program about circumcision

  Yes

  

0.85 (0.79–0.89)

0.000

  No

  

1.00