Table 4 Relative importance (relative to the most important, getting an importance of 100) of explanatory variables with ‘ever refused condoms’ and ‘ever used condoms’ as response variables (order according to the importance of ‘ever use condoms’)
From: Predictors of condom use and refusal among the population of Free State province in South Africa
Variable | Ever used condom | Ever refused condom |
|---|---|---|
Perceived need for condoms | 100 | 0 |
Knowledge about correct use of condoms | 43.6 | 0 |
Availability | 39.36 | 0 |
Age | 37.25 | 5.25 |
Marital status | 17.58 | 0 |
Employment | 4.01 | 0.24 |
Affordability | 1.49 | 0 |
Education | 1.25 | 1.05 |
Knowledge about HIV status of partner | 0.12 | 4.35 |
Presence of stigma on condom | 0 | 100 |
Presence of sexual risk behaviour | 0 | 37.52 |
Knowledge about own HIV status | 0 | 12.01 |
Knowledge about condoms | 0 | 9.49 |
Knowledge about HIV | 0 | 3.81 |
Gender | 0 | 1.9 |
Ethnic group | 0 | 0 |
Source of condoms | 0 | 0 |
Belief that condoms can prevent HIV | 0 | 0 |
Residence type | 0 | 0 |