Table 3 Socio demographic characteristics and their association with HIV preventive behavior among mining workers in Sali traditional gold mining site Bench Maji Zone, South West Ethiopia, Feb 2012 N = 393

Age of respondent

 15-19

21(5.3%)

32(8.1%)

1(reference)

1(reference)

 20-24

93(23.7%)

92(23.4%)

1.54(0.82, 2.86)

1.51(0.79, 2.91)

 25-34

67(17.0%)

67(17.0%)

1.52(0.80, 2.86)

1.60(0.81, 3.17)

 35 and above

6(1.5%)

15(3.8%)

0.61(0.20, 1.82)

0.56(0.17, 1.82)

Religion

 Orthodox

92(23.4%)

90(22.9%)

1(reference)

1(reference)

 Muslim

46(11.7%)

62(15.8%)

0.72(0.44, 1.17)

0.76(0.45, 1.30)

 Protestant

44(11.2%)

44(11.2%)

0.97(0.588,1.62)

1.01(0.56,1.844)

 Others

5(1.3%)

10(2.5%)

0.48(0.16, 1.48)

0.65(0.12, 2.16)

Ethnic status

 Amhara

74(18.8%)

93(23.7%)

1(reference)

1(reference)

 Oromo

30(7.6%)

29(7.4%)

1.30(0.71, 2.35)

1.34(0.68, 2.63)

 Gurage

26(6.6%)

20(5.1%)

1.63(0.84, 3.15)

1.47(0.72, 3.00)

 Walayita

25(6.4%)

28(7.1%)

1.12(0.64, 2.08)

100(0.47, 2.11)

 Hadiya

21(5.3%)

30(7.6%)

0.88(0.46, 1.66)

0.99(0.48, 2.06)

 Others

11(2.8%)

6(1.5%)

2.30(0.81, 6.52)

2.18(0.73, 6.52)

Marital status

 Single

131(33.3%)

140(35.6%)

1(reference)

1(reference)

 Married

50(12.7%)

55(14.0%)

0.98(0.61, 1.52)

0.90(0.55, 1.49)

 Divorced

3(0.8%)

7(1.8%)

0.45(0.11, 1.80)

0.55(0.13, 2.30)

 Widowed

3(0.8%)

4(1.0%)

0.80(0.17, 3.64)

0.94(0.19, 4.50)

Monthly income

 Lower

60(15.3%)

39(9.9%)

1(reference)

1(reference)

 Middle

42(10.7%)

56(14.2%)

0.48(0.28, 0.86)*

0.41(0.22, 0.76)*

 Higher

56(14.2%)

61(15.5%)

0.59(0.34, 1.02)

0.53(0.23, 0.94)*

 Highest

29(7.4%)

50(12.7%)

0.38(0.20, 0.70)*

0.36(0.18, 0.69)*

Educational status

 Illiterate

10(2.5%)

25(6.4%)

1(reference)

1(reference)

 Primary school

63(16.0%)

79(20.1%)

2.00(0.89, 4.45)

2.21(0.94, 5.21)

 Secondary school

98(24.9%)

95(24.2%)

2.57(1.17, 5.65)*

3.00(1.28, 6.82)*

 Tertiary

16(4.1%)

7(1.8%)

5.71(1.8, 18.08)*

5.27(1.55, 17.9)*