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Table 2 Association of explanatory variables and HIV infection in young women aged from 15 to 24 years seeking abortion care at Bahir Dar city, 2013 (n = 360)

From: Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus infections in young women seeking abortion care in Ethiopia: a cross - sectional study

Variables

HIV status

P-value

Positive N (%)

Negative N (%)

History of blood transfusion

 Yes

0

5 (100)

 

 No

9 (2.5)

346 (97.5)

0.88

History of tooth extraction

 Yes

2 (4.7)

41 (95.3)

0.29

 No

7 (2.2)

310 (97.8)

 

History of genital mutilation

 Yes

5 (3.1)

155 (96.9)

0.36

 No

4 (2)

196 (98)

 

History of surgical operation

 Yes

1 (5)

19 (95)

0.41

 No

8 (2.4)

332 (97.6)

 

History of needle stick injury

 Yes

2 (1.94

101 (98.1)

0.49

 No

7 (2.7)

250 (97.3)

 

History of sharing of sharp objects

 Yes

1 (3.1)

31 (96.9)

0.57

 No

8 (2.4)

320 (97.6)

 

Unprotected sex with older man

 Yes

2 (4)

48 (98)

0.76

 No

7 (2.3)

302 (97.7)

 

Type of sexual partner

 Student

1 (1.4)

69 (98.6)

0.15

 Business man

3 (4.3)

66 (95.7)

 

 Drivers

2 (4.2)

46 (95.8)

 

 Soldier/police man

0

10 (100)

 

 Teachers

0

17 (100)

 

 All types

1 (20)

4 (80)

 

 Other

2 (1.4)

139 (98.6)

 

Alcohol drinking habit

 Yes

4 (9.5)

38 (90.5)

0.01

 No

5 (1.6)

312 (98.4)

 

Ever had symptom of STI

 Yes

4 (20)

16 (80)

0.001

 No

5 (1.5)

335 (98.5)

 

Mean age of first sexual intercourse

17.6

18.5

0.24

Mean number of sexual partners for the last 1 year

1.8

1.4

0.35