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Table 3 Mulitvariate logistic regression of the effect of condom negotiation on condom use at the last sexual intercourse among 15-49 year-old women in rural Tanzania, 2011 (n = 2,557)

From: Role of condom negotiation on condom use among women of reproductive age in three districts in Tanzania

 

Condom use at the last sexual intercourse

Variable

Odds Ratio (OR)

Standard Error (SE)

95% Confidence interval (CI)

P - value

Negotiation of condom use

    

Not confident

1.00

--

--

--

Confident

3.13

0.55

2.22-4.41

<0.001

Marital status

    

Currently married or living with a partner as married

1.00

--

--

--

Divorced/Widowed

3.64

0.65

2.56-5.17

<0.001

Single

4.09

0.58

3.10-5.40

<0.001

Age group (in years)

    

<20

1.00

--

--

--

20-29

0.56

0.09

0.41-0.76

<0.001

30-39

0.49

0.08

0.34-0.68

<0.001

40-49

0.38

0.08

0.25-0.58

<0.001

Educational attainment

    

Never been to school

1.00

--

--

--

Primary

0.96

0.15

0.70-1.31

0.780

Secondary and higher

2.04

0.45

1.31-3.15

0.001

Religion

    

Christian

1.00

--

--

--

Muslim

1.07

0.12

0.86-1.33

0.561

Other (e.g. traditional etc.)

1.17

0.48

0.52-2.62

0.707

Household wealth status

    

Rich

1.00

--

--

--

Middle

1.16

0.16

0.89-1.51

0.271

Poor

0.89

0.13

0.67-1.17

0.394

Can people reduce their chances of contracting HIV by using a condom every time they have sex?

Yes

1.00

--

--

--

No

0.73

0.11

0.54-1.00

0.047

Don’t know

0.61

0.18

0.34-1.11

0.090

Number of sexual partners a woman has had in the past 12 months

At most one

1.00

--

--

--

At least two (multiple partner)

3.32

0.58

2.36-4.68

<0.001

  1. Goodness-of-fit test P = 0.259.