A cross-sectional study to assess knowledge about HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention measures in company workers in Ecuador

Table 5 Prevalence and risk factors of lack of knowledge about HIV/AIDS prevention measures

Variable	Category	N	Lack of knowledge	OR (95% CI)^(a)	P–value^(a)	P–value^(b)
			Number (%)
Prevalence		1546	509 (32.9)
Age (years)	< 40	1250	415 (33.2)	1.24 (0.91–1.68)	0.17	0.038
Age (years)	≥ 40	240	69 (28.8)	1.0	0.17	0.038
Gender	Female	546	165 (30.2)	1.0	0.071	0.33
Gender	Male	1000	344 (34.4)	1.23 (0.98–1.55)	0.071	0.33
Educational level	Primary	123	53 (43.1)	2.28 (1.52–3.43)	< 0.0001	0.0042
	Secondary	479	200 (41.8)	2.06 (1.61–2.62)
	Higher	893	236 (26.4)	1.0
Marital Status	Married	824	248 (30.1)	1.0	0.011	0.017
Marital Status	Single	607	218 (35.9)	1.34 (1.07–1.68)	0.011	0.017
Job Category	Executive	82	28 (34.2)	1.40 (0.83–2.38)	< 0.0001	0.16
	Administrative	405	106 (26.2)	0.99 (0.70–1.38)
	Manual Labor	736	292 (39.7)	1.80 (1.34–2.42)
	Other	323	83 (25.7)	1.0
HIV Program Exposure	Yes	1049	316 (30.1)	1.0	0.0025	0.039
	No	449	174 (38.8)	1.44 (1.14–1.83)

^(a)Univariate logistic regression but adjusted for province and working sector.
^(b)Multivariate logistic regression adjusted for province and working sector (N = 1327) – AUC = 63.4%.

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