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Table 6 determinant of care seeking behavior towards STIs among reproductive age women in East Africa

From: Sexually transmitted infections related care-seeking behavior and associated factors among reproductive age women in East Africa: a multilevel analysis of demographic and health surveys

Variables

Care seeking behavior toward STI

Model I AOR (95% CI)

Model II AOR (95%CI)

Model III AOR (95%CI)

No

Yes

Age

 15–24

1,674

1,761

1

 

1

 25–34

2,056

2,691

1.25(1.13–1.37)

 

1.27(1.15–1.41)*

 35–49

1,775

2,047

1.25(1.12–1.39)

 

1.26(1.13–1.41)*

Educational status

 No formal education

1,131

926

1

 

1

 Primary education

3,262

3,704

1.22 (1.09–1.36)

 

1.03(0.91–1.16)

 Secondary education and above

1,111

1,870

1.67(1.45–1.92)

 

1.27(1.09–1.47)*

Occupation of the respondent

 Working

4,314

5,327

1.15(1.04–1.27)

 

1.07(0.96–1.19)

 Not working

1,190

1,173

1

 

1

Wealth index

 Poor

2,327

2,221

1

 

1

 Middle

1,144

1,255

1.05 (0.95–1.17)

 

1.06(0.95–1.18)

 Rich

2,032

3,023

1.27 (1.15–1.39)

 

1.27(1.14–1.41)*

Media exposure

 Yes

5,068

5,702

0.82(0.71–0.95)

 

0.90(0.77–1.04)

 No

437

797

1

 

1

Age at first sex

  ≥ 15

4,524

5,485

1.03(0.93–1.15)

 

1.08(0.97–1.21)

  < 15

981

1,014

1

 

1

Ever heard about STIs

 Yes

5,430

6,479

1.63(0.76–3.49)

 

1.26(0.58–2.71)

 No

75

20

1

 

1

Ever heard about AIDS

 Yes

5,394

6,458

0.88(0.49–1.59)

 

0.89(0.49–1.61)

 No

111

41

1

 

1

Ever been tested for HIV

 Yes

4,639

6,086

2.40(2.08–2.77)

 

1.99(1.70–2.33)*

 No

866

413

1

 

1

Current pregnancy status

 Pregnant

520

795

1.35(1.19–1.53)

 

1.29(1.13–1.47)*

 Not pregnant

4,984

5,705

1

 

1

Number of sexual partner in the last 12 months

 0

711

655

1

 

1

 One

4,619

5,590

1.25(1.10–1.41)

 

1.18(1.05–1.34)*

 More than one

174

255

1.48(1.17–1.88)

 

1.27(1.00–1.62)*

Country

 Burundi

678

661

 

0.50(0.41–0.62)

0.51(0.41–0.63)*

 Ethiopia

348

126

 

0.17(0.13–0.23)

0.22(0.17–0.30)*

 Kenya

232

482

 

1

1

 Comoros

249

146

 

0.28(0.21–0.37)

0.45(0.33–0.62)*

 Malawi

1,825

1,358

 

0.39(0.33–0.48)

0.40(0.33–0.49)*

 Rwanda

662

767

 

0.57(0.46–0.70)

0.55(0.45–0.68)*

 Uganda

1,263

2,594

 

1.04(0.86–1.25)

1.02(0.84–1.23)

 Zambia

248

365

 

0.72(0.57–0.93)

0.74(0.58–0.95)*

Residence

 Urban

1,022

1,725

 

1.40(1.26–1.56)

1.16(1.03–1.31)*

 Rural

4,483

4,774

 

1

1

Community level media exposure

 Low

2,718

3,414

 

1

1

 High

2,786

3,086

 

0.99(0.89–1.10)

1.02(0.91–1.14)

Community level poverty

 Low

2,739

3,551

 

1.02(0.92–1.14)

0.97(0.86–1.08)

 High

2,766

2,948

 

1

1

Community level illiteracy

 Low

2,570

3,423

 

1.09(0.98–1.22)

1.07(0.96–1.19)

 High

2,935

3,076

 

1

1

Distance from the health facility

 Not big problem

2,898

3,921

 

1.17(1.08–1.27)

1.13(1.04–1.23)*

 Big problem

2,607

2,578

 

1

1

  1. AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, STIs Sexually Transmitted Infections, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, * = p value < 0.05