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Table 3 Factors associated with comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission among fishing communities of Lake Kyoga, 2013

From: Comprehensive knowledge of HIV prevention among fishing communities of Lake Kyoga, Uganda, 2013

Variable

Have comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission

CPR

95% CI

APR

95% CI

No (n=881)

Yes (n = 899)

Gender

 Female

462 (51)

449 (49)

    

 Male

419 (48)

450 (52)

1.0

0.95–1.14

1.01

0.80–1.32

Marital status

 Single never married

179 (52)

162 (48)

    

 Married or living with partner

584 (47)

644 (52)

1.2

0.97–1.41

  

 Single for other reasons

118 (56)

93 (44)

0.95

0.83–1.08

 

Age

  < 20

150

115

1.0

 

1.0

 

 20–29

242

299

1.4

1.13–1.68

1.3

1.13–1.19

 30–39

248

267

1.2

1.03–1.53

1.0

0.92–1.51

 40–49

164

154

1.1

0.93–1.34

0.9

0.87–1.42

 50+

77

64

1.0

0.89–1.19

0.9

0.82–1.15

Religion

 Catholic

299 (51)

287 (49)

    

 Muslims

105 (44)

132 (56)

1.0

0.99–1.8

  

 Anglican

354 (50)

351 (50)

1.0

0.90–1.15

  

 Others

165 (56)

129 (43)

0.93

0.85–1.02

  

Educational level

 No formal Education

127

54

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Primary level

644

602

2.0

1.5–2.7

1.5

1.1–2.3

 Secondary and above

152

243

2.5

1.9–3.3

1.9

1.2–3.2

Distance to Health facility

  ≤ 5 km

494

572

1.0

 

1.0

 

  > 5 km

387

324

0.8

0.81–0.94

0.8

0.5–0.92

Ever tested for HIV

 No

237

177

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Yes

644

722

1.4

1.1–1.6

1.1

1.02–1.70

  1. CPRR refers to the crude prevalence ratio, APRR refers to adjusted prevalence ratio