Patterns of knowledge and condom use among population groups: results from the 2005 Ethiopian behavioral surveillance surveys on HIV

Table 5 Socio-demographic variables by three composite indicators of knowledge factors(n = 13803), Ethiopia 2005

Socio-demographic variables	Has knowledge of prevention n (%)				Rejected 3 common misconceptions n (%)				Has comprehensive Knowledge n (%)
	AOR	[95% CI]		P	AOR	[95% CI]		P	AOR	[95% CI]		P
Target group teachers	0.96	0.80	1.16	0.68	1.93	1.61	2.31	0.00	1.64	1.36	1.99	0.00
long distance truck drivers	2.07	1.68	2.55	0.00	1.19	0.98	1.46	0.08	1.45	1.18	1.79	0.00
Intercity bus drivers	2.17	1.76	2.69	0.00	0.88	0.72	1.08	0.22	0.99	0.79	1.23	0.90
Pastoralists	1.06	0.92	1.22	0.46	0.81	0.65	1.00	0.05	0.86	0.65	1.12	0.26
road construction workers	1.42	1.23	1.64	0.00	1.13	0.98	1.31	0.10	1.17	1.00	1.37	0.05
female sex workers	7.69	6.57	9.01	0.00	1.52	1.26	1.83	0.00	2.11	1.70	2.61	0.00
police force	1.40	1.19	1.64	0.00	1.39	1.19	1.62	0.00	1.48	1.25	1.75	0.00
defense forces	2.57	2.19	3.02	0.00	1.22	1.05	1.41	0.01	1.28	1.08	1.50	0.00
factory workers	2.36	1.84	3.02	0.00	1.63	1.29	2.05	0.00	2.27	1.78	2.88	0.00
ANC catchment area population*	1.00				1.00				1.00
*Education*
non literate	0.24	0.22	0.27	0.00	0.20	0.17	0.23	0.00	0.17	0.14	0.20	0.00
primary education	0.66	0.60	0.72	0.00	0.46	0.42	0.51	0.00	0.47	0.42	0.52	0.00
high school and higher*	1.00				1.00				1.00
*age group*
15–24*	1.00				1.00				1.00
25–34	1.00	0.92	1.10	0.92	0.94	0.86	1.04	0.24	0.90	0.81	1.00	0.06
35–59	0.74	0.67	0.82	0.00	0.77	0.69	0.87	0.00	0.70	0.62	0.80	0.00
*sex*
Female*	1.00				1.00				1.00
male	1.99	1.81	2.20	0.00	1.98	1.75	2.24	0.00	2.37	2.04	2.74	0.00

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