From: Self-reported sexually transmitted infections among sexually active men in Ghana
Variables | aOR | 95% CI | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Lower bound | Upper bound | ||
15–24 | 2.195 | 1.13 | 4.26 | 0.020 |
25–34 | 2.96 | 1.64 | 5.35 | P < 0.001 |
35–44 | 2.29 | 1.23 | 4.24 | 0.009 |
45–59 | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Ecological Zone | ||||
Northern zone | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Middle zone | 1.59 | 0.86 | 2.93 | 0.142 |
Coastal zone | 1.12 | 0.58 | 2.17 | 0.730 |
Educational level | ||||
No education | 0.72 | 0.39 | 1.35 | 0.304 |
Primary | 0.75 | 0.46 | 1.18 | 0.209 |
Higher | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Marital status | ||||
Not married | Ref | |||
Married | 0.77 | 0.47 | 1.28 | 0.311 |
Ethnicity | ||||
Akan | 1.02 | 0.59 | 1.76 | 0.951 |
Ga Adangme/Ewe | 1.33 | 0.72 | 2.45 | 0.353 |
Mole Dagbani | 1.04 | 0.58 | 1.86 | 0.890 |
Other | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Age at first sex (years) | ||||
< =19 | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
20 and above | 0.66 | 0.472 | 0.926 | 0.016 |
Number of sex partners excluding spouse in the last 12 months | ||||
0 | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
1 | 1.51 | 0.94 | 2.412 | 0.087 |
2+ | 4.238 | 2.52 | 7.14 | P < 0.001 |
Exposure to mass media | ||||
Newspaper/Magazine | ||||
No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Yes | 0.53 | 0.37 | 0.77 | P < 0.001 |
Television | ||||
No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Yes | 1.45 | 0.88 | 2.38 | 0.144 |
N | 3051 | |||
R2 | 0.107 |