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Table 5 Factors associated with knowledge of HIV/AIDS and of PHCsa

From: HIV/AIDS knowledge level, awareness of public health centers and related factors: a cross-sectional study among Brazilians in Japan

 

Having less amount of knowledge of HIV infection/AIDSg

 

Not having knowledge

of PHCs h

Variables

ORi

95%CIj

p value

 

OR

95%CI

p value

Sex

       

Female

Ref.

   

Ref.

  

Male

3.05

1.46–6.37

0.003

 

1.92

0.95–3.88

0.068

Age group (year)

       

~ 29

1.37

0.43–4.38

0.599

 

1.76

0.52–5.94

0.364

30 ~ 39

0.87

0.30–2.47

0.787

 

2.29

0.79–6.62

0.127

40 ~ 49

0.89

0.36–2.15

0.788

 

1.02

0.41–2.56

0.960

50 ~

Ref.

   

Ref.

  

Length of stay (years)

       

~ 5

0.61

0.17–2.17

0.446

 

2.23

0.67–7.50

0.194

6 ~ 17

1.35

0.40–4.61

0.628

 

0.97

0.29–3.30

0.964

18 ~ 25

2.37

0.83–6.75

0.108

 

1.14

0.38–3.45

0.816

26~

Ref.

   

Ref.

  

Existence of roommates

       

At least one roommate present

Ref.

   

Ref.

  

Living alone

0.55

0.16–1.93

0.353

 

3.93

1.07–14.46

0.040

Employment Status

       

Employedb or Self-employedc

Ref.

   

Ref.

  

Student or unemployed

6.41

2.27–18.13

< 0.001

 

0.54

0.19–1.55

0.254

Japanese proficiency

       

Advancedd

Ref.

   

Ref.

  

Intermediatee

0.57

0.19–1.76

0.327

 

5.70

1.53–21.23

0.010

Beginnerf

0.80

0.29–2.21

0.665

 

6.81

1.98–23.45

0.002

  1. a PHCs: public health centers in Japan
  2. b Employed: company employees, contract employees of public institutions, temporary employees, etc.
  3. c Self-employed: including agriculture
  4. d Advanced: (S1 + S2 + S3) and (R1 + R2 + R3)
  5. e Intermediate: except advanced and beginner
  6. f Beginner: (S4 + S5) and (R4 + R5)
  7. g See Table 3. Less than 3 Yes to 4 questions concerning knowledge of HIV/AIDS.
  8. h See Table 4. The answer to the question, “Are you aware of the existence of public health centers in Japan (PHCs)?” was No.
  9. i OR: odds ratio
  10. j 95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval