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Table 3 Factors associated with attitude towards SRH rights among Adet Tana Haik college students, 2017

From: Knowledge and attitude towards sexual and reproductive health rights and associated factors among Adet Tana Haik College students, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables and categories

Total, n (%)

Attitude towards SRH rights

COR 95% CI

AOR 95% CI

Favorable, n (%)

Unfavorable, n (%)

Sex of respondents

 Male (r)

168 (40.38%)

94 (22.60)

74 (17.79)

1

1

 Female

248 (59.62)

128 (30.77)

120 (28.85)

0.84 (0.57, 1.25)

0.97 (0.63, 1.49)

Residence

 Urban (r)

133 (31.97)

72 (17.31)

61 (14.66)

1

1

 Rural

283 (68.03)

150 (36.06)

133 (31.97)

0.96 (0.63, 1.45)

0.99 (0.62, 1.57)

Maternal education

 Unable to read and write (r)

282 (67.79)

143 (34.38)

139 (33.41)

1

1

 Primary school

95 (22.84)

51 (12.26)

44 (10.58)

1.13 (0.75, 1.90)

1.07 (0.66, 1.90)

 Secondary and above

39 (9.38)

28 (6.73)

11 (2.64)

2.47 (1.20, 5.24)

1.92 (0.87, 4.23)

Participation in RH clubs

 No (r)

222 (53.37)

103 (24.76)

119 (28.61)

1

1

 Yes

194 (46.63)

119 (28.61)

75 (18.47)

1.83 (1.24, 2.71)

1.41 (1.09, 2.20)*

Hx of using SRH services

 No (r)

299 (71.88)

149 (35.82)

150 (36.06)

1

1

 Yes

117 (28.13)

73 (17.55)

44 (10.58)

1.67 (1.08, 2.59)

1.33 (0.81, 2.17)

Living arrangement

 Parents (r)

40 (9.62)

22 (5.29)

18 (4.33)

1

1

 School friends

266 (63.94)

143 (34.38)

123 (29.57)

0.95 (0.49, 1.86)

0.69 (0.29, 1.67)

 Husband/wife

110 (26.44)

57 (13.70)

53 (12.74)

0.88 (0.43, 1.82)

0.65 (0.26, 1.63)

Discussed on SRH rights with parents

 No (r)

42 (10.10)

11 (2.64)

31 (7.45)

1

1

 Yes

374 (89.90)

211 (50.72)

163 (39.18)

3.65 (1.78, 7.48)

2.50 (1.15, 5.47)*

Students’ knowledge

 Not knowledgeable (r)

168 (40.40)

73 (17.55)

95 (22.84)

1

1

 Knowledgeable

248 (59.60)

149 (35.82)

99 (23.80)

1.96 (1.32, 2.91)

2.33 (1.36, 7.07)*

  1. * Significant at p-value < 0.05, r reference category