Table 3 Factors associated with HIV-related knowledge (n = 2002)
Lack of knowledge of HIV transmission routes | False beliefs on HIV transmission | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysisa | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysisa | |||||||||||||
n/N | % | OR | 95% CI | p | aOR | 95% CI | p | n / N | % | OR | 95% CI | p | aOR | 95% CI | p | |
Age (years) | 0.910 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||||||||||||
18–24 | 27 / 716 | 3.8 | 1.01 | 0.52–1.95 | – | – | – | 296 / 716 | 41.3 | 2.55 | 1.91–3.40 | 1.93 | 1.40–2.65 | |||
25–34 | 31 / 912 | 3.4 | 0.90 | 0.48–1.72 | – | – | – | 352 / 912 | 38.6 | 2.27 | 1.72–3.00 | 2.08 | 1.56–2.78 | |||
35–54 | 14 / 374 | 3.4 | ref | – | – | – | 81 / 374 | 21.7 | ref | ref | ||||||
French nationality | 0.001 | 0.019 | 0.677 | – | – | – | ||||||||||
Yes | 54 /1752 | 3.1 | ref | ref | 635 / 1752 | 36.2 | ref | – | – | – | ||||||
No | 18 / 250 | 7.2 | 2.44 | 1.40–4.23 | 2.06 | 1.13–3.76 | 94 / 250 | 37.6 | 1.06 | 0.81–1.39 | – | – | – | |||
Activity Status | 0.741 | 0.015 | ||||||||||||||
Employed | 36 /1052 | 3.4 | ref | – | – | – | 352 / 1052 | 33.5 | ref | – | – | – | ||||
Student/training | 24 / 677 | 3.6 | 1.04 | 0.61–1.76 | – | – | – | 269 / 677 | 39.7 | 1.31 | 1.07–1.60 | – | – | – | ||
Unemployed | 12 / 273 | 4.4 | 1.30 | 0.67–2.53 | – | – | – | 108 / 273 | 39.6 | 1.30 | 0.99–1.71 | – | – | – | ||
Educational level | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||||||||||
< High school diploma | 23 / 161 | 14.3 | 8.38 | 4.68–15.02 | 6.58 | 3.59–12.06 | 83 / 161 | 51.6 | 2.18 | 1.57–3.03 | 2.03 | 1.44–2.86 | ||||
High school diploma | 22 / 456 | 4.8 | 2.55 | 1.44–4.52 | 1.94 | 1.07–3.52 | 192 / 456 | 42.1 | 1.49 | 1.20–1.85 | 1.30 | 1.02–1.65 | ||||
> High school diploma | 27 /1385 | 2.0 | ref | ref | 454 / 1385 | 32.8 | ref | ref | ||||||||
Health insurance coverage | < 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.008 | 0.110 | ||||||||||||
Yes | 52 /1822 | 2.9 | ref | ref | 647 /1822 | 35.5 | ref | ref | ||||||||
No | 20 / 180 | 11.1 | 4.25 | 2.48–7.3 | 2.53 | 1.39–4.59 | 82 / 180 | 45.6 | 1.52 | 1.12–2.07 | 1.30 | 0.94–1.79 | ||||
Sexual orientation | 0.405 | – | – | – | < 0.001 | 0.006 | ||||||||||
Men who have sex with men | 12 / 422 | 2.8 | ref | – | – | – | 112 / 422 | 26.5 | ref | ref | ||||||
Men who have sex exclusively with women | 34 / 892 | 3.8 | 1.35 | 0.69–2.64 | – | – | – | 368 / 892 | 41.3 | 1.94 | 1.51–2.51 | 1.55 | 1.19–2.03 | |||
Women who have sex exclusively with men | 20 / 594 | 3.4 | 1.19 | 0.57–2.46 | – | – | – | 215 / 594 | 36.2 | 1.57 | 1.19–2.06 | 1.19 | 0.89–1.60 | |||
Women who have sex with women | 6 / 94 | 6.4 | 2.32 | 0.85–6.37 | – | – | – | 34 / 94 | 36.2 | 1.57 | 0.98–2.52 | 1.12 | 0.69–1.83 | |||
Previous HIV testing | < 0.001 | 0.002 | < 0.001 | 0.002 | ||||||||||||
No | 32 / 443 | 7.2 | 3.00 | 1.78–5.08 | 2.44 | 1.40–4.26 | 204 / 443 | 46.0 | 2.01 | 1.60–2.52 | 1.52 | 1.18–1.97 | ||||
Yes, one | 13 / 490 | 2.7 | 1.05 | 0.54–2.06 | 0.92 | 0.46–1.83 | 206 / 490 | 42.0 | 1.70 | 1.37–2.13 | 1.40 | 1.11–1.78 | ||||
Yes, several | 27 /1069 | 2.5 | ref | ref | 319 / 1069 | 29.8 | ref | ref | ||||||||
At least one act of unprotected sexual intercourse with unknown HIV status partner | 0.482 | – | – | – | 0.013 | 0.110 | ||||||||||
Yes | 19 / 603 | 3.2 | 0.83 | 0.49–1.41 | – | – | – | 244 / 603 | 40.5 | 1.28 | 1.05–1.56 | 1.18 | 0.96–1.45 | |||
No | 53 /1399 | 3.8 | ref | – | – | – | 485 / 1399 | 34.7 | ref | ref | ||||||