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Table 4 Condom use to avoid AIDS 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 (35.6)

 

1.00

  
 

Slum

120 (25.8)

0.042

1.06

0.64–1.78

0.815

Place of residence

Town/city

169 (52.7)

 

1.00

  
 

Country side

431 (26.2)

<0.001

0.43

0.28–0.64

<0.001

Composite variable of household characteristics

Poor

169 (16.6)

 

1.00

  
 

Not-poor

428 (40.2)

<0.001

1.60

0.95–2.69

0.078

Composite variable of mass media access

Not at all

114 (6.1)

 

1.00

  
 

At least one media

485 (40.2)

<0.001

5.81

2.58–13.10

<0.001

Education

No education

199 (14.1)

 

1.00

  
 

1–5 years education

173 (30.6)

<0.001

2.25

1.30–3.88

0.004

 

6+ years education

228 (53.1)

<0.001

4.55

2.70–7.69

<0.001

  1. ¶Percentage of reporting condom use as a method of AIDS prevention