TABLE 3.
Results of Multilevel Logistic Models Regarding Reports of Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Young Men: Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Zambia, 2001–2003
| Characteristic | Burkina Faso, OR (95% CI) | Ghana, OR (95% CI) | Zambia, OR (95% CI) |
| Individual level | |||
| Age 20–24 y | 1.25 (0.80, 1.96) | 0.86 (0.52, 1.41) | 0.79 (0.53, 1.18) |
| Educational level | |||
| Primary | 0.79 (0.47, 1.32) | 1.14 (0.48, 2.71) | 1.12 (0.37, 3.73) |
| Secondary or higher | 0.82 (0.45, 1.48) | 0.37* (0.16, 0.85) | 0.64 (0.20, 2.01) |
| Married | 5.78* (2.39, 14.01) | 1.29 (0.74, 2.32) | 4.37* (2.12, 9.00) |
| Employed | 0.60* (0.38, 0.94) | 0.86 (0.53, 1.40) | 0.51* (0.35, 0.76) |
| High no. of household members | 1.01 (0.94, 1.04) | 0.95* (0.90, .099) | 0.95* (0.90, 0.99) |
| Has a child | 0.57 (0.21, 1.56) | 2.10 (1.03, 4.31) | 1.41 (0.71, 2.81) |
| Has final say in personal decisions concerning health | 1.32 (0.79, 2.20) | 0.83 (0.53, 1.30) | …a |
| High knowledge-about-AIDS score | 0.86* (0.74, 0.95) | 0.96 (0.80, 1.15) | 0.75* (0.63, 0.89) |
| Household level | |||
| Ownership of assets score | 0.80* (0.67, 0.94) | 0.86* (0.74, 0.99) | 0.87* (0.63, 0.98) |
| Community level | |||
| Mean age at marriage among women | 1.27* (1.04, 1.54) | 1.08 (0.96, 1.22) | 1.16* (1.04, 1.31) |
| Socioeconomic profile | |||
| Percentage of men employed | 0.24* (0.08, 0.67) | 1.59 (0.44, 5.69) | 0.42 (0.16, 1.18) |
| Percentage of men with at least a primary education | 0.86* (0.73, 0.99) | 1.06 (0.93, 1.21) | 0.89 (0.77, 1.02) |
| Percentage of women employed | 3.36 (0.43, 7.64) | 1.34 (0.37, 4.83) | 1.17 (0.76, 4.64) |
| Percentage of women with at least a primary education | 0.95 (0.74, 1.23) | 0.94 (0.80, 1.09) | 0.80* (0.77, 0.93) |
| Behavioral profile | |||
| Mean knowledge-about-AIDS score among adult women in community | 0.62* (0.31, 0.94) | 1.08 (0.78, 1.49) | 0.16* (0.05, 0.34) |
| Mean attitudes-toward-AIDS score among adult women in community | 0.49* (0.15, 0.72) | 0.91 (0.63, 1.34) | 0.82 (0.47, 1.42) |
| Mean attitudes-toward-AIDS score among adult men in community | 0.84 (0.63, 1.14) | 0.82 (0.56, 1.19) | 0.43* (0.29, 0.63) |
Note. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. Random intercept terms were as follows: Burkina Faso, 0.009 (SE = 0.001: P < .05); Ghana, 0.323 (SE = 0.173); and Zambia, 0.473 (SE = 0.251).
a
Data not collected in Zambia.
*
P < .05.