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Table 3 Association between knowledge and attitude with gender and socioeconomical characteristics

From: Assessment of knowledge, attitude and risk behaviors towards HIV/AIDS and other sexual transmitted infection among preparatory students of Gondar town, north west Ethiopia

  

Attitude

   

Sociodemographic characteristics

N

Positive

Negative

OR

Χ2

p-value

Gender

      

   Male

125

69(55.2%)

56(44.8%)

2.6

1.52, 4.62

0.001

   Female

115

89(77.4%)

26(22.6%)

   

Socioeconomic class

      

   Low

131

114(87%)

17(13%)

1.2

1.05, 1.37

0.005

   High

109

79(72.5%)

30(26.5%)

   

Sociodemographic characteristics

 

Knowledge status

   
  

Good knowledge

Poor knowledgeable

   

Gender

      

   Male

125

106(84.8%)

19(15.2%)

1

0.51, 2.11

0.928

   Female

115

98(85.2%)

17(14.8%)

   

Socioeconomic class

      

   Low

131

114(87%)

17(13%)

0.8

0.37,1.55

0.440

   High

109

91(83.5%)

18(16.5%)

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