Table 3 Relationship between risk factors of Hygienic Practice among PLWHA on Home Based Care clients of Gondar City, 2009 (n = 294)

Educational status

Illiterate (can’t Read and write)

64

65

1.0

1.0

Read and write

27

14

1.95 (0.94, 4.07)

2.40 (1.06, 5.41)*

Elementary

25

26

0.97 (0.51, 1.86)

1.11 (0.54, 2.28)

Secondary

28

30

0.94 (0.51, 1.76)

1.11 (0.55, 2.22)

Above grade12

8

7

1.16 (0.39, 3.38)

1.29 (0.41, 4.06)

Income quintile

Lowest (poorest)

26

27

1.14 (0.51, 2.53)

1.39 (0.57, 3.38)

Second (poor)

19

22

1.02 (0.44, 2.39)

1.32 (0.52, 3.33)

Third (middle)

54

46

1.39 (0.69, 2.81)

1.64 (0.76, 3.50)

Fourth (High)

32

22

1.73 (0.78, 3.83)

2.39 (0.99, 5.76)

Fifth (Highest)

21

25

1.0

1.0

Hand washing device availability

Yes

1

11

1.0

1.0

No

151

131

12.67 (1.61, 99.52)*

8.76 (1.00, 76.72)*

How frequently do you wash your body

Every day

8

7

1

1

Twice a week

45

44

0.89 (0.29, 2.67)

1.31 (0.38, 4.54)

Once a week

79

78

0.88 (0.30, 2.56)

1.03 (0.31, 3.40)

once in a month

16

10

1.40 (0.38, 5.06)

1.62 (0.36, 7.14)

more than a month

4

3

1.16 (0.19, 7.11)

12.80 (0.81, 20.88)

The reason that soap not affordable

Economical

104

63

0.12 (.02, 0.54)*

0.04 (0.00, 0.43)*

others

8

4

1.0

1.0

The presence of towel in the HW place

Yes

6

15

1.0

1.0

No

146

127

2.87 (1.08, 7.62)*

2.26 (0.72, 7.09)

Attending hygiene education

Yes

73

72

0.89 (0.56, 1.42)

1.23 (0.73, 2.07)

No

79

70

1.0

1.0

Do you need help with walking

Yes

3

9

0.29 (0.07, 1.12)

0.23 (0.04, 1.14)

No

149

133

1.0

1.0

Diarrhea for the past 24 hour

Yes

15

8

1.83 (0.75, 4.46)

1.62 (0.61, 4.26)

No

137

134

1.0

1.0