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. 2023 Dec 28;46:121. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2023.46.121.41640

Table 2.

factors associated with condom use during last sex among sexually active women aged 15-49 years, interviewed in the 2019/20 Rwanda DHS (N=8,841)

Univariate Multivariate
Characteristics OR 95% CI p-Value aOR 95% CI p-Value
Age in years
15-24 Ref
25-34 0.43 0.35 to 0.54 0.000 1.06 0.80 to 1.42 0.677
35-49 0.34 0.28 to 0.42 0.000 1.26 0.95 to 1.66 0.099
Residence
Urban Ref
Rural 0.44 0.37 to 0.53 0.000 0.94 0.74 to 1.19 0.613
Region
Kigali Ref
South 0.44 0.35 to 0.55 0.000 0.69 0.52 to 0.92 0.011*
West 0.49 0.39 to 0.62 0.000 0.93 0.71 to 1.23 0.623
North 0.38 0.29 to 0.51 0.000 0.71 0.52 to 0.97 0.032*
East 0.45 0.35 to 0.57 0.000 0.73 0.54 to 0.98 0.035*
Living with a man
No Ref
Yes 0.08 0.06 to 0.09 0.000 0.10 0.08 to 0.13 0.000*
Education
No education Ref
Primary 1.77 1.32 to 2.37 0.000 1.38 1.00 to 1.88 0.045*
Secondary 3.16 2.28 to 4.38 0.000 1.39 0.95 to 2.04 0.084
Higher 2.59 1.69 to 3.98 0.000 1.16 0.68 to 1.99 0.575
Employment
No Ref
Yes 0.81 0.67 to 0.97 0.025 1.10 0.87 to 1.38 0.431
Wealth index
Poor Ref
Middle 0.86 0.71 to 1.10 0.282 0.87 0.68 to 1.10 0.237
Rich 1.90 1.59 to 2.24 0.000 1.53 1.20 to 1.93 0.001*
Religion
Catholic Ref
Protista 0.78 0.66 to 0.93 0.005 0.86 0.70 to 1.05 0.133
Adventist 0.93 0.74 to 1.16 0.514 1.10 0.85 to 1.43 0.448
Muslim 1.98 1.32 to 2.97 0.001 1.49 0.95 to 2.35 0.081
Other religion 0.66 0.23 to 1.83 0.424 0.70 0.23 to 2.16 0.538
Have comprehensive Knowledge about HIV
No Ref
Yes 1.01 0.87 to 1.18 0.879
Ever tested for HIV
No Ref
Yes 0.61 0.46 to 0.80 0.000 1.078 0.77 to 1.48 0.637
HIV discriminatory attitudes
No Ref
Yes 1.19 1.01 to 1.40 0.029 0.98 0.83 to 1.18 0.828
Lifetime number of sex partners
1 Ref
2 1.98 1.65 to 2.39 0.000 1.58 1.28 to 1.96 0.000*
3 or more 5.31 7.37 to 6.45 0.000 3.12 2.50 to 3.89 0.000*
Had an STI in last 12 months
No Ref
Yes 1.71 1.28 to 2.28 0.000 1.27 0.91 to 1.78 0.163
Don't know 2.04 0.12 to 0.13 0.533 0.42 0.44 to 4.22 0.462
Pregnancy
No Ref
Yes 0.26 0.21 to 0.31 0.000 0.89 0.68 to 1.17 0.391
Ever experience any sexual violence
No Ref
Yes 1.29 0.73 to 2.20 0.383
Accesses to media
No Ref
Yes 1.92 1.35 to 2.75 0.000 1.10 0.65 to 1.86 0.729