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Table 2 Regression modeling for factors affecting HIV preventive behavior

From: The effect of participatory community communication on HIV preventive behaviors among ethnic minority youth in central Vietnam

Variables

Mean (Range)

%

Recall of intervention messages

OR(CI)

HIV preventive ideation

OR(CI)

Safer sexual behavior

OR(CI)

Age (higher vs lower)

24.17

(15-45)

 

0.96*

(0.92-0.99)

0.97*

(.95-0.99)

1.04*

(1.01-1.06)

Gender (male vs female)

 

52.63

_

_

1.79***

(1.27-2.52)

Ethnic (Vankieu vs Pahco)

 

57.62

0.48**

(0.30-0.78)

0.57**

(0.39-0.81)

_

Marital status (married vs unmarried)

 

55.25

_

_

6.75***

(4.36-10.43)

SES (higher vs lower)

5.45

(0-11)

 

0.95

(0.84-1.09)

1.20***

(1.09-1.31)

_

Migration (yes vs no)

 

49.88

0.65

(0.37-1.12)

_

_

Social network (higher vs lower)

2.00

(0-6)

 

1.51***

(1.24-1.44)

1.21**

(1.06-1.37)

_

Access to HIV information (higher vs lower)

 

24.00

1.37***

(1.31-1.44)

1.15***

(1.09-1.22)

1.05**

(1.01-1.08)

Exposure to intervention (recall vs non recall)

 

22.13

 

3.24**

(1.38-7.56)

0.67

(0.40-1.23)

HIV preventive ideation (higher vs lower)

 

67.75

  

2.38***

(1.62-3.51)

Sample

800

800

800

800

800

Exclusion test (model fitness): χ2(p)1

   

1.95

(0.16)

0.04

(0.84)

Test for endogeneity: rho (CI)

   

0.49

(-.24-0.87)

-0.04

(-.46-0.39)

  1. (-) = variables excluded from the model in order to increase the level of statistical significance of the parameters and model fit
  2. 1Likelihood test applied for binominal variables
  3. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; NS = not significant