Table 2 The association between the perception of health beliefs & barriers, socio demographic variables and sexual experience of the participants
Variables | The perception of health beliefs & barriers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socio demographic | Total n = 710 | Correct perception n = 540 (%) | OR | 95% CI | P-value | AOR | 95% CI | P-value |
Age group, year | 0.636 | |||||||
18–20 | 389 | 288 (74.04%) | Ref | |||||
21–24 | 292 | 229 (78.42%) | 1.25 | 0.87–1.79 | ||||
25–28 | 18 | 13 (72.22%) | 0.57 | 0.20–1.61 | ||||
28+ | 11 | 10 (90.91%) | 1.54 | 0.33–7.23 | ||||
Gender | 0.711 | |||||||
Male | 309 | 230 (74.43%) | Ref | |||||
Female | 401 | 310 (77.31%) | 1.16 | 0.83–1.65 | ||||
Residence | 0.088 | |||||||
Urban | 469 | 363 (77.40%) | Ref | |||||
Rural | 241 | 177 (73.44%) | 0.94 | 0.66–1.36 | ||||
Economic status | 0.344 | |||||||
High | 43 | 34 (79.07%) | Ref | |||||
Middle | 625 | 469 (75.04%) | 1.46 | 0.74–2.86 | ||||
Low | 42 | 37 (88.10%) | 0.90 | 0.36–2.23 | ||||
Civil status | 0.846 | |||||||
Single | 589 | 447 (75.89%) | Ref | |||||
Coexistent | 63 | 47 (74.60%) | 3.30 | 1.06–5.95 | ||||
Divorced | 6 | 4 (66.67%) | 2.28 | 1.06–4.91 | ||||
Married | 52 | 42 (80.77%) | 0.81 | 0.44–1.49 | ||||
Field of study | 0.015 | 0.000 | ||||||
Non health sciences | 424 | 308 (72.64%) | Ref | Ref | ||||
Health sciences | 286 | 232 (81.11%) | 1.61 | 1.12–2.32 | 1.67 | 1.15–2.41 | ||
Academic year | 0.016 | 0.002 | ||||||
1st year | 232 | 158 (68.10%) | Ref | Ref | ||||
2nd year | 249 | 203 (81.53%) | 1.80 | 1.18–2.73 | 1.88 | 1.23–2.87 | ||
3rd year | 229 | 179 (78.17%) | 1.53 | 1.01–2.32 | 1.52 | 1.00–2.31 | ||
Have you had sexual intercourse? | 0.151 | |||||||
No | 228 | 173 (75.88%) | Ref | |||||
Yes | 482 | 367 (76.14%) | 1.39 | 0.97–1.99 | ||||