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Table 4 Factors associated with condom use among street youth in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2011

From: High prevalence of HIV/AIDS risky sexual behaviors among street youth in gondar town: a community based cross sectional study

 

Inconsistent

Variables

Condom use practice

 

Yes

No

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Type of street life

    

    On the street types

99

32

1.00

1.00

    Off the street types

145

12

3.906 (1.918, 7.952)

1.626 (0.662, 3.998)

Former residency

    

   Urban

126

41

1.00

1.00

   Rural

118

3

12.799 (3.859, 7.952)

10.961 (3.206, 37.473)

Income per day

    

   ≤20 birr

211

211

1.00

1.00

   >20 birr

33

10

532 (0.240, 1.177)

0.386 (0.146, 1.021)

Duration on the street

    

   ≤1 year

73

31

1.00

1.00

   >1 year

171

13

5.586 (2.765, 11.285)

4.365 (1.801, 10.582)

Multiple sexual partners

    

   No

19

5

1.00

1.00

   Yes

225

225

1.518 (0.535, 4.305)

1.733 (0.471, 6.375)

Khat chewing

    

   Never

41

14

1.00

1.00

   Yes

203

30

2.311 (1.127, 4.736)

1.973 (0.82,4.745)

HIVknowledge

    

   Comprehensive

201

40

1.00

1.00

   Not comprehensive

43

4

2.139 (0.727, 6.295)

3.454 (0.051, 11.343)