Table 6 Bivariate and multivariate analyses of factor associated with risk perceptions of getting HIV among sexually experienced adolescents in LNT province
Factors | No risk % | Low risk % | Medium risk % | High risk % | Crude | Adjusted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |||||
Sex | ||||||||
 Female | 53.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Male | 63.3 | 18.8 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 0.6** | 0.4-0.8 | 0.5** | 0.3-0.8 |
Age | ||||||||
 14–15 yrs | 53.3 | 18.1 | 13.7 | 14.8 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 16–19 yrs | 61.5 | 15.9 | 12.0 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 0.5-1.01 | 0.7 | 0.5-1.2 |
Ethnicity | ||||||||
 Non-Akha | 53.3 | 22.7 | 14.7 | 9.3 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Akha | 59.3 | 15.7 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 0.9 | 0.6-1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3-1.1 |
Level of education | ||||||||
 Never go to school | 53.3 | 17.7 | 10.3 | 18.7 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Primary school | 59.6 | 16.3 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 0.7 | 0.5-1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5-1.3 |
 Secondary school & higher | 60.1 | 16.8 | 14.0 | 9.1 | 0.7 | 0.4-1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4-1.3 |
Living arrangement | ||||||||
 Family | 58.5 | 16.6 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 1 |  | NA |  |
 Others | 53.8 | 23.1 | 15.4 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 0.4-2.9 |  |  |
Knowledge on STIs | ||||||||
Mean (SD) | 3.0 (1.40) | 4.0 (1.94) | 4.0 (1.85) | 3.7 (1.40) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Min: Max | 0: 9 | 1: 9 | 0: 10 | 1: 7 | 1.3*** | 1.2-1.5 | 1.3*** | 1.2-1.5 |
Knowledge on HIV /AIDS | ||||||||
Mean (SD) | 3.2 (1.96) | 4.3 (2.13) | 3.6 (1.68) | 3.1 (1.86) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Min: Max | 0: 8 | 0: 8 | 0: 8 | 0: 8 | 1.1* | 1.0-1.2 | 1.1* | 1.1-1.4 |
Self-efficacy | ||||||||
Mean (SD) | 29.1 (12.95) | 33.9 (11.27) | 31.4 (10.94) | 31.2 (12.48) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Min: Max | 0: 65 | 8: 64 | 10: 56 | 4 50 | 1.01 | 0.99-1.03 | NA | Â |
Peer sexual norms | ||||||||
 Mean (SD) | 5.7 (3.12) | 5.0 (2.75) | 4.6 (2.78) | 5.2 |  |  |  |  |
 Min: Max | 0: 14 | 0: 13 | 0: 12 | (2.99) 0: 12 | 0.9* | 0.86-0.97 | 0.95 | 0.89-1.02 |
Early age at first sex | ||||||||
 <15 years | 54.5 | 17.8 | 11.9 | 15.8 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 >15 years | 65.0 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 6.1 | 0.6* | 0.4-0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6-1.5 |
Multiple sex partners | ||||||||
 1 person | 52.1 | 16.1 | 16.7 | 15.1 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 > = 2 persons | 62.3 | 17.2 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 0.6* | 0.4-0.9 | 0.95 | 0.6-1.5 |
Custom sexual practice | ||||||||
 No | 53.8 | 21.2 | 16.2 | 8.8 | 1 |  | NA |  |
 Yes | 59.3 | 15.9 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 0.9 | 0.6-1.4 |  |  |
Anal sex | ||||||||
 No | 57.7 | 16.9 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 1 |  | NA |  |
 Yes | 70.4 | 14.8 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 0.2-1.3 |  |  |
Condom use during the last 6Â months | ||||||||
 No | 59.6 | 21.3 | 7.8 | 11.3 | 1 |  | NA |  |
 Yes | 57.1 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 1.2 | 0.8-2.0 |  |  |
Having STIs symptoms | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | NA | Â |
 No | 58.5 | 16.9 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 1 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 55.0 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 1.3 | 0.5-3.0 |  |  |