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Table 3 AIDS knowledge by selected socio-economic variables

From: Socio-economic factors explain differences in public health-related variables among women in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study

Characteristics

 

Unadjusted comparison

Multiple logistic regression

  

N (% yes¶)

P

OR

95% CI

P

Slum

Non-slum

480 (82.3)

0.001

1.00

  
 

Slum

120 (69.2)

 

0.70

0.40–1.12

0.125

Place of residence

Town/city

169 (95.3)

 

1.00

  
 

Country side

431 (73.5)

<0.001

0.20

0.09–0.43

<0.001

Composite variable of household characteristics

Poor

169 (63.9)

 

1.00

  
 

Not-poor

428 (85.7)

<0.001

1.51

0.93–2.46

0.099

Composite variable of mass media access

Not at all

114 (50.9)

 

1.00

  
 

At least one media

485 (86.4)

<0.001

3.46

2.13–5.63

<0.001

Education

No education

199 (62.8)

 

1.00

  
 

1–5 years education

173 (80.3)

<0.001

2.15

1.27–3.62

0.004

 

6+ years education

228 (93.9)

<0.001

5.42

2.77–10.60

<0.001

  1. ¶Percentage of reporting ever heard about AIDS