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Table 5 Association of study participants’ socio demographic characteristics with their overall knowledge about HIV testing, 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 HIV testing

High

n (%)

Low

n (%)

COR

(95% CI)

AOR

(95% CI)

Sex

Male

101 (55.80)

87 (37.18)

R

 

Female

80 (44.20)

147 (62.82)

0.46 (0.31 - 0.69)

0.73 (0.40 - 1.34)

Age in years

<21 years

40 (17.1)

36 (19.9)

R

 

21-40 years

178 (76.1)

117 (64.6)

0.72 (0.43 - 1.20)

1.99 (0.96 -4.12)

>40 years

16 (6.8)

28 (15.5)

2.07 (0.95 - 4.48)

5.55 (1.76 - 17.46)

Residence

Urban

113 (62.43)

58 (24.79)

R

 

Rural

68 (37.57)

176 (75.21)

0.19 (0.12 - 0.30)

0.71 (0.38 - 1.33)

Religion

Christian

90 (49.72)

82 (35.04)

R

 

Muslim

83 (45.86)

151 (64.53)

0.50 (0.33 - 0.74)

0.66 (0.38 - 1.15)

Others

8 (4.42)

1 (0.43)

7.28 (0.89 - 59.53)

2.08 (0.23 - 8.68)

Marital status

Married

111 (61.33)

196 (83.76)

R

6.87 (3.00 - 15.71)

Single

69 (38.12)

38 (16.24)

3.2 (2.02 - 5.07)

 

Divorced

1 (0.55)

0 (0.00)

  

Distance from HI

≤10 km

94 (52)

33 (14.1)

R

 
 

>10 km

87 (48)

201 (85.9)

0.15 (0.09 - 0.24)

0.12 (0.06 - 0.23)

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