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Table 5 Association between EC attitude and sociodemographic status of female undergraduate students of AAU, March, 2010(n = 368)

From: Assessing knowledge, attitude, and practice of emergency contraception: a cross- sectional study among Ethiopian undergraduate female students

Variables

Attitude

95% CI Crude OR

95% CI adjusted OR

 

positive

negative

  

Age

    

26-29

5

1

1.0

1.0

23-26

8

2

1.25(0.08-17.65)

1.37(0.08-21.22)

20-23

44

22

2.50(0.27-22.72)

2.80(0.27-28.45)

17-20

52

55

4.43(0.50-39.14)

4.22(0.42-41.73)

Religion

    

Muslim

11

11

1.0

1.0

Christian

108

69

1.56(0.64-3.80)

1.89(0.70-5.15)

Department

    

Health science

26

13

1.0

1.0

Non Health Science

93

67

0.69(0.33-1.44)

0.95(0.43-2.09)

Region

    

Addis Ababa

53

34

1.0

1.0

Out of Addis Ababa

66

46

0.92(0.51-1.63)

1.07(0.56-2.04)

Marital Status

    

Married

13

4

1.0

1.0

Non-Married

106

76

0.42(0.13-1.36)

0.72(0.18-2.74)

Family Monthly Income

    

> 500

99

56

1.0

1.0

150-499

20

24

2.12(1.07-4.17)*

2.47(1.06-5.78)**

Mother's education

    

> 8th grade

57

33

1.0

1.0

< 8th grade

61

47

1.33(0.75-2.36)

1.34(0.58-3.08)

Father's education

    

> 8th grade

76

52

1.0

1.0

< 8th grade

41

27

0.96(0.52-1.75)

0.57(0.24-1.36)

  1. *statistically significant
  2. ** Statistically significant after adjusted for other variables shown on the table.