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Table 6 Association of socio-demographic characteristics and attitude of AASTU Students towards HIV infection May to June 2013

From: Risky HIV sexual behavior and utilization of voluntary counseling and HIV testing and associated factors among undergraduate students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Variables

Favorable attitude

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

P-value

 

Yes (%)

No (%)

Crude

Adjusted*

 

Age

 17-20

223(37.0)

162(26.9)

1.00

  

 21-25

112(18.6)

97(16.1)

0.84 (0.60, 1.18)

  

 +25

6(1.0)

2(0.3)

2.18 (0.43, 11.0)

  

Sex

 Male

212(35.2)

149(24.8)

1.00

  

 Female

129(21.4)

112(18.6)

1.23 (0.89, 1.72)

  

Region

 Oromia

85(14.1)

85(14.1)

1.00

  

 Amhara

161(26.7)

102(16.9)

1.58 (0.70, 1.77)

  

 Tigray

72(12.0)

53(8.8)

1.36 (0.85, 2.16)

  

 Other

23(3.8)

21(3.5)

1.10 (0.56, 2.13)

  

Department

 Non-health

261(43.4)

233(38.7)

1.00

1.00

0.002*

 Health

80(13.3)

28(4.7)

2.55 (1.60, 4.06)*

2.55 (1.60, 4.06)*

 

Year of study

 Year I

99(16.4)

76(12.6)

1.00

  

 Year II

242(40.2)

185(30.7)

1.0(0.70, 1.43)

  

Religion

 Orthodox

231(38.4)

177(29.4)

1.00

  

 Muslim

44(7.3)

38(6.3)

0.89 (0.55, 1.43)

  

 Catholic

4(0.7)

5(0.8)

0.61 (0.16, 2.32)

  

 Protestant

56(9.3)

38(6.3)

1.13 (0.72, 1.78)

  

 Others

6(1.0)

3(0.5)

1.53 (0.38, 6.21)

  
  1. * Significant P < 0.05 level