Table 5 Correlates of risk perception with selected variables among high school students in Debre-berhan Town, January 2010
Variables | Risk perception | OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | High | Crude | Adjusted* | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 154 | 7 | 0.6 (0.2. 1.9) | 0.6 (0.1, 2.3) |
Female | 169 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Age | ||||
15-19 | 294 | 14 | 0.7 (0.1, 3.1) | 1.0 (0.2, 6.2) |
20-24 | 29 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Educational status | ||||
9-10 | 226 | 14 | 1.6 (0.4, 5.7) | 1.7 (0.3, 9.2) |
11-12 | 97 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 320 | 14 | 0.2 (0.02, 1.6) | 1.3 (0.1, 17.8) |
Married | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Knowledge on HIV transmission | ||||
Yes | 167 | 3 | 2.0 (0.6, 5.7) | 2.0 (0.5, 7.9) |
No | 156 | 13 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Ever practiced sex | ||||
Yes | 16 | 17 | 0.02 (0.01, 0.07) | 0.02 (0.01, 0.1)** |
No | 307 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Ever used VCT | ||||
Yes | 124 | 6 | 0.9 (0.3, 2.6) | 1.1 (0.3, 4.1) |
No | 199 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 |