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Table 2 Determinants of circumcision among non Muslim men, 2010

From: Determinants of circumcision and willingness to be circumcised by Rwandan men, 2010

Variable

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Age group

  

40+

1.00

1.00

30-39

1.43 (0.91, 2.26)

0.82 (0.46, 1.45)

20-29

1.22 (0.77, 1.93)

0.67 (0.34, 1.31)

≤ 19

1.11 (0.62, 1.98)

0.34 (0.13, 0.85)*

Education

  

No education

1.00

1.00

Primary and vocational

1.61 (0.86, 3.03)

1.26 (0.62, 2.57)

Secondary

7.73 (3.84, 15.58)***

4.01 (1.77, 9.39)***

University

57.73 (16.76, 198.88)***

17.07 (4.06, 71.82)***

Religion

  

Catholic

1.00

1.00

Protestant

2.18 (1.5, 3.16)***

1.54 (0.97, 2.44)

Adventist

1.04 (0.54, 2.02)

0.69 (0.32, 1.47)

Others

3.19 (0.98, 10.35)*

2.05 (0.45, 9.30)

Province

  

City of Kigali

1.00

1.00

Southern

0.04 (0.02, 0.09)***

0.10 (0.04, 0.23)***

Western

0.41 (0.25, 0.67)***

0.08 (0.43, 1.47)

Northern

0.05 (0.02, 0.12)***

0.09 (0.04, 0.22)***

Eastern

0.12 (0.06, 0.23)***

0.17 (0.08, 0.37)***

Marital Status

  

Married

1.00

1.00

Cohabiting

0.34 (0.17, 0.68)**

0.35 (0.16, 0.76)**

Single/Living alone

1.42 (0.98, 2.04)

1.72 (0.89, 3.35)

Reasons to circumcise

  

STI/HIV (No)

1.00

1.00

STI/HIV (Yes)

2.18 (1.41, 3.37)***

1.65 (0.99, 2.76)

Hygiene (No)

1.00

1.00

Hygiene (Yes)

5.08 (3.39, 7.61)***

4.18 (2.63, 6.63)***

  1. Significant at *P≤0.05, **P≤0.01, ***P≤0.001