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Table 2 Association of study participants’ socio demographic characteristics with their overall knowledge about HIV, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia, 2011

From: Knowledge of tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and perception about provider initiated HIV testing and counselling among TB patients attending health facilities in Harar town, Eastern Ethiopia

Variable

Knowledge about TB

High

n (%)

Low

n (%)

COR

(95% CI)

AOR

(95% CI)

Sex

Male

138 (73.4)

50 (26.6)

R

 

Female

139 (61.2)

88 (38.8)

0.57 (0.37 - 0.87)

1.33 (0.75 - 2.38)

Age

< 21 years

59 (77.6)

17 (22.4)

R

 

21-40 years

189 (63.9)

107 (36.1)

0.51 (0.28 - 0.91)

2.63 (0.99 -6.94)

>40 years

29 (67.44)

14 (32.5)

0.60 (0.26 - 1.37)

4.19 (1.24 - 14.13)

Address

Urban

147 (85.9)

24 (14.0)

R

 

Rural

130 (53.3)

114 (46.7)

0.19 (0.11 - 0.31)

0.50 (0.24 - 1.06)

Religion

Orthodox

124 (72.1)

48 (27.9)

R

 

Muslim

144 ( 61.5)

90 (38.5)

0.62 (0.41 - 0.95)

0.97 (0.54 - 1.73)

 

Others

9 (100.00)

0 (0.00)

  

Marital status

Married

173 (56.35)

134 (43.6)

R

 

Single

103 (96.3)

4 (3.7)

19.9 (7.16 - 55.5)

34.58 (9.58-24.88)

Divorced

1 (100.00)

0 (0.00)

  

Distance from HI

≤ 10 km

99 (68.5)

28 (22.1)

R

 
 

>10 km

178 (61.8)

110 (38.2)

0.45 (0.28 - 0.74)

0.48 (0.24 - 0.97)

  1. R: Reference value, HI: Health institution, COR: Crude odds ratio, AOR: Adjusted odds ratio, CI: Confidence interval.