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. 2008 Jul 23;8:254. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-254

Table 4.

Condom use to avoid AIDS by selected socio-economic variables

Characteristics Unadjusted comparison Multiple logistic regression


N (% yes) P OR 95% CI P
Slum Non-slum 480 (35.6) 1.00
Slum 120 (25.8) 0.042 1.06 0.64–1.78 0.815
Place of residence Town/city 169 (52.7) 1.00
Country side 431 (26.2) <0.001 0.43 0.28–0.64 <0.001
Composite variable of household characteristics Poor 169 (16.6) 1.00
Not-poor 428 (40.2) <0.001 1.60 0.95–2.69 0.078
Composite variable of mass media access Not at all 114 (6.1) 1.00
At least one media 485 (40.2) <0.001 5.81 2.58–13.10 <0.001
Education No education 199 (14.1) 1.00
1–5 years education 173 (30.6) <0.001 2.25 1.30–3.88 0.004
6+ years education 228 (53.1) <0.001 4.55 2.70–7.69 <0.001

Percentage of reporting condom use as a method of AIDS prevention