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Table 5 Multiple logistic regression model

From: Understanding the socio-economic and sexual behavioural correlates of male circumcision across eleven voluntary medical male circumcision priority countries in southeastern Africa

Characteristic

 

OR

(95 % CI)

p-value

Age

 

1.00

(0.99–1.01)

0.057

Residence (Reference group = Urban)

 

Rural

0.74

(0.69–0.79)

0.000*

Religion (Reference group = Muslim)

 

Christian

0.03

(0.02–0.03)

0.000*

 

Others

0.01

(0.01–0.02)

0.000*

Marital status (Reference group = Never in union)

 

Married

0.84

(0.78–0.91)

0.000*

 

Separated

1.10

(0.96–1.26)

0.159

Education (Reference group = Higher)

 

Secondary

0.63

(0.56–0.69)

0.000*

 

Primary

0.96

(0.86–1.07)

0.491

 

No education

2.18

(1.92–2.48)

0.000*

Occupation (Reference group = Professional)

 

Clerical/Sales

0.71

(0.63–0.80)

0.000*

 

Skilled agriculture

0.71

(0.64–0.79)

0.000*

 

Elementary worker

0.59

(0.52–0.66)

0.000*

 

Non worker

0.35

(0.31–0.39)

0.000*

Wealth Index (Reference group = Richest)

 

Richer

0.55

(0.51–0.59)

0.000*

 

Middle

0.58

(0.53–0.63)

0.000*

 

Poorer

0.57

(0.52–0.62)

0.000*

 

Poorest

0.46

(0.42–0.52)

0.000*

Access to Media (Reference group = Good)

 

Fair

1.32

(1.25–1.41)

0.000*

 

Poor

2.13

(1.97–2.31)

0.000*

 

No access

1.87

(1.69–2.06)

0.000*

Tobacco use (Reference group = No)

 

Yes

0.89

(0.85–0.96)

0.001*

HIV/AIDS prevention knowledge (Reference group = Yes)

 

No

0.93

(0.88–0.98)

0.005*

Safe Sexual Behaviour (Reference group = Yes)

 

No

1.17

(1.09–1.26)

0.000*

Total lifetime partners (Reference group = 1)

 

2

0.75

(0.69–0.82)

0.000*

 

3+

0.86

(0.81–0.93)

0.000*

Age at first sex (Reference group = 30+)

 

25–29

0.96

(0.77–1.18)

0.096

 

20–24

1.02

(0.83–1.25)

0.835

 

15–19

1.19

(0.96–1.46)

0.096

 

≤14

1.56

(1.25–1.93)

0.000*

STDs/STIs (Reference group = No)

 

Yes

0.68

(0.61–0.76)

0.000*

  1. Odds ratio of circumcision status and participant characteristics (ORs are calculated by adjusting all variables with each other)
  2. *p < 0.05