Table 3 Association of study participants’ socio demographic characteristics with their overall knowledge about HIV
Variable | Knowledge about HIV | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Better knowledgeable (%) | Less knowledgeable (%) | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | ||
Sex | Male | 113 (60.1) | 75 (39.9) | R | Â |
Female | 89 (39.2) | 138 (60.8) | 0.42 (0.28 - 0.63) | 0.76 (0.43 - 1.35) | |
Age | <21 years | 52 (68.4) | 24 (31.58) | R | Â |
21-40 years | 140 (47.3) | 156 (52.7) | 0.41 (0.24 - 0.70) | 0.32 (0.14 - 0.68) | |
>40 years | 10 (23.3) | 33 (76.7) | 0.13 (0.05 - 0.32) | 0.68 (0.23 - 1.99) | |
Residence | Urban | 112 (65.5) | 59 (34.5) | R | Â |
Rural | 90 (36.9) | 154 (63.1) | 0.30 (0.20 -0.46) | 0.57 (0.28 - 1.15) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 134 (77.9) | 38 (22.1) | R | Â |
Muslim | 60 (25.6) | 174 (74.4) | 0.09 (0.06 - 0.15) | 0.06 (0.03 - 0.11) | |
Others | 8 (88.9) | 1 (11.1) | 2.26 (0.27 - 8.70) | 0.92 (0.10 - 8.44) | |
Marital status | Married | 123 (40.1) | 184 (59.9) | R | Â |
Single | 78 (72.9) | 29 (27.1) | 4.02 (2.48 - 6.52) | 1.87 (0.79 - 4.43) | |
Divorced | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.00) | Â | Â | |
Distance from HI | ≤ 10 km | 60 (47.2) | 67 (52.8) | R |  |
| Â | >10 km | 142 (49.3) | 146 (50.7) | 1.08 (0.71 - 1.64) | 2.55 (1.27 - 5.11) |