Table 3 Correlates of knowledge on HIV transmissions with selected variables among high school students in Debre-berhan Town, January 2010
Variables | Knowledge on HIV | OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Crude | Adjusted* | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 97 | 64 | 0.5 (0.2, 0.7) | 0.6 (0.4, 1.0) |
Female | 73 | 105 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Age | ||||
15-19 | 149 | 159 | 0.3 (0.5, 0.7) | 0.6 (0.3, 1.6) |
20-24 | 21 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Educational status | ||||
9-10 | 92 | 148 | 0.2 (0.1, 0.4) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.5) ** |
11-12 | 78 | 21 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 168 | 166 | 1.5 (0.3, 9.2) | 1.3 (0.2, 11.0) |
Married | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Ever practiced sex | ||||
Yes | 10 | 20 | 1.2 (0.6, 2.4) | 1.0 (0.4, 2.5) |
No | 160 | 149 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Risk perception | ||||
Low | 167 | 156 | 2.0 (0.6, 5.7) | 2.0 (0.5, 7.2) |
High | 3 | 13 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Willingness to VCT | ||||
Yes | 149 | 141 | 0.9 (0.5, 1.7) | 0.8 (0.4, 1.6) |
No | 21 | 28 | 1.0 | 1.0 |