Table 2 Socio-demographic correlates of HIV status and life time violence among women VCT users in South Wollo, June 2009, (n=647)
Character | Sample | HIV preva. | Crude OR (95% COR) | Violence prevalence | Crude OR (95% COR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Age group |  |  |  |  |  |
15-24 yrs | 284 | (10.2) | 1.00 | (32.7) | 1.00 |
25-34 yrs | 244 | (30.7) | 3.90 (2.43–6.24) | (40.6) | 1.40 (0.98–2.00) |
35+ yrs | 119 | (29.4) | 3.66 (2.11–6.35) | (36.1) | 1.16 (0.74–1.82) |
  Marital status |  |  |  |  |  |
Never married | 110 | (11.8) | 1.00 | (35.5) | 1.00 |
Married /cohab. | 341 | (17.6) | 1.59 (0.83–3.02) | (28.7) | 0.73 (0.46–1.15) |
Widow/divorce | 196 | (33.7) | 3.70 (1.97–7.25) | (50.0) | 1.82 (1.12–2.94) |
  Educational status |  |  |  |  |  |
Illiterate | 228 | (22.8) | 1.25 (0.73–2.19) | (43.0) | 2.13 (1.37–3.31) |
Elementary | 262 | (21.8) | 1.18 (0.70–1.99) | (36.6) | 1.63 (1.05–2.53) |
Sec. & above | 157 | (19.1) | 1.00 | (26.1) | 1.00 |
  Religion |  |  |  |  |  |
Christian | 240 | (22.5) | 1.04 (0.69–1.55) | (33.3) | 1.00 |
Muslim | 407 | (21.5) | 1.00 | (38.1) | 1.23 (0.88–1.71) |
  Ethnicity |  |  |  |  |  |
Amhara | 611 | (21.1) | 1.00 | (36.0) | 1.00 |
Non-Amphara | 36 | (27.8) | 1.43 (0.67–3.05) | (41.7) | 1.26 (0.64–2.51) |
  Occupation |  |  |  |  |  |
House wife | 275 | (22.5) | 1.00 | (32.4) | 1.00 |
Gov temp. | 46 | (30.4) | 1.50 (0.75–2.99) | (37.0) | 1.22 (0.64–2.34) |
Student | 91 | (6.6) | 0.24 (0.10–0.58) | (23.1) | 0.62 (0.36–1.08) |
CSW | 9 | (33.3) | 1.71 (0.41–7.06) | (77.8) | 7.31 (1.48–35.9) |
Farmer | 111 | (15.3) | 0.62 (0.34–1.12) | (43.2) | 1.59 (1.01–2.50) |
Other | 115 | (32.2) | 1.63 (1.00–2.64) | (46.1) | 1.78 (1.14–2.78) |
  Resident |  |  |  |  |  |
Urban | 304 | (28.9) | 2.33 (1.58–3.43) | (36.5) | 0.98 (0.71–1.35) |
Rural | 343 | (14.9) | 1.00 | (36.2) | 1.00 |