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Table 6 Univariate and multivariate analysis on multiple sex partners

From: Voluntary medical male circumcision and sexual practices among sexually active circumcised men in Mzuzu, Malawi: a cross-sectional study

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression on multiple sexual partners

Variable

OR‡

p - value

95% CI

aOR†

p -value

95% CI

Age

18–24

1

 

25–29

2.22

0.013

1.18–4.20

2.28

0.037

1.05–4.95

30–34

1.11

0.79

0.41–2.46

1.10

0.859

0.39–3.11

35–49

0.99

0.988

0.31–3.19

0.95

0.942

0.23–3.85

40–49

1.91

1.570

0.78–4.67

1.60

0.440

0.48–5.29

Marital status

Single

1

 

Married

1.33

2.81

0.79–2.24

1.04

0.922

0.44–2.49

Education level

Primary

1

 

Secondary

1.62

0.247

0.72–3.66

2.19

0.093

0.88–5.48

Tertiary

1.83

0.247

0.66–5.11

2.40

0.143

0.74–7.73

Religion

Christianity

1

 

Islam

2.03

0.053

0.99–4.17

2.10

0.066

0.95–4.64

Others

0.54

0.420

0.12–2.44

0.47

0.343

0.10–2.26

Area of residence

Low density

1

 

High density

1.19

0.530

0.69–2.03

1.06

0.855

0.57–1.10

Occupation

Formal employment

1

 

Student

0.80

0.554

0.38–1.68

0.92

0.883

0.34–2.50

Farmer

0.88

0.817

0.30–2.60

1.05

0.879

0.33–3.72

Business

1.13

0.751

0.54–2.37

1.11

0.820

0.46–2.66

Unemployed

0.61

0.354

0.21–1.75

0.61

0.416

0.43–2.49

  1. †adjusted Odds Ratio, ‡Odds Ratio