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Table 7 Univariate and multivariate analysis on transaction sex

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 transaction sex

Variable

 

OR‡

p - value

95% CI

aOR†

p -value

95% CI

Age

18–29

1

 

30–49

0.19

< 0.001

0.09–0.37

0.46

0.118

0.17–1.22

Marital status

Single

1

 

Married

0.12

< 0.001

0.07–0.22

0.19

< 0.001

0.08–0.47

Education level

Primary

1

 

Secondary

4.00.

0.005

1.52–10.52

2.30

0.136

0.77–6.91

Tertiary

4.46

0.009

1.44–13.79

2.67

0.148

0.71–10.02

Religion

Christianity

1

 

Islam

0.70

0.368

0.32–1.53

1.37

0.516

0.53–3.59

Others

0.16

0.079

0.02–1.24

0.18

0.127

0.02–1.63

Area of residence

Low density

1

 

High density

0.45

0.002

0.27–0.74

0.41

0.004

0.22–0.76

Occupation

Formal employment

1

 

Student

4.02

0.001

1.80–8.97

0.98

0.977

0.33–2.90

Farmer

1.01

0.988

0.28–3.63

2.04

0.342

0.47–8.90

Business

1.11

0.819

0.45–2.73

1.24

0.692

0.42–3.76

Unemployed

5.88

< 0.001

2.23–15.53

2.97

0.083

0.86–10.15

  1. †adjusted Odds Ratio, ‡Odds Ratio