Table 2.
Bivariate and multivariate association between socio-demographic characteristics and HIV/AIDS knowledge among female military personnel
| HIV/AIDS Knowledge | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correlates | Good | Poor | Multivariate d | ||||||
| n | % e | n | % e | χ2C | P-value | Wald | APOR (95%CI)a | P-value | |
| Age (yrs) | |||||||||
| < 30 yrs | 61 | 23.9 | 17 | 21.3 | |||||
| >= 30 yrs | 194 | 76.1 | 63 | 78.7 | 0.24 | 0.622 | N/A | -- | |
| Education Level | |||||||||
| Less than High School (Ref)b | 24 | 9.4 | 17 | 21.3 | 3.53 | 2.08 (0.969-4.461) | 0.050* | ||
| High School and above | 230 | 90.6 | 63 | 78.7 | 7.87 | 0.005** | |||
| Marital Status | |||||||||
| Single | 198 | 78.3 | 60 | 75.9 | |||||
| Married | 55 | 21.7 | 19 | 24.1 | 0.19 | 0.667 | N/A | -- | -- |
| Number of Children | |||||||||
| No child | 155 | 60.8 | 49 | 61.3 | |||||
| One or more child(ren) | 100 | 39.2 | 31 | 38.7 | 0.01 | 0.941 | N/A | -- | |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||
| Hausa | 41 | 16.1 | 21 | 26.3 | |||||
| Ibo | 38 | 14.9 | 10 | 12.5 | |||||
| Yoruba | 86 | 33.7 | 28 | 35.0 | 5.18 | 0.159 | N/A | -- | -- |
| Other | 90 | 35.3 | 21 | 26.3 | |||||
| Religion | |||||||||
| Christian (Ref)b | 206 | 82.1 | 56 | 70.0 | 1.15 | 0.698 (0.361-1.348) | 0.284 | ||
| Muslim | 45 | 17.9 | 24 | 30.0 | 5.36 | 0.021* | |||
| Employment Status | |||||||||
| Trainee (Ref)b | 4 | 1.6 | 4 | 5.1 | 0.094 (f) | 2.54 | 3.34 (0.757-14.732) | 0.111 | |
| Active Service | 250 | 98.4 | 75 | 94.9 | |||||
| Annual Income | |||||||||
| Low | 175 | 68.6 | 60 | 75.9 | |||||
| High | 80 | 31.4 | 19 | 24.1 | 1.55 | 0.213 | N/A | -- | |
| Sexual Relationship | |||||||||
| Sex with one partner (Ref)b | 165 | 64.7 | 42 | 52.5 | 0.64 | 1.25 (0.725-2.147) | 0.425 | ||
| Sex with multiple partners | 90 | 35.3 | 38 | 47.5 | 3.84 | 0.050* | |||
| Personally known someone with HIV | |||||||||
| No (Ref)b | 166 | 65.1 | 69 | 86.3 | 13.01 | 0.001*** | 8.84 | 0.34 (0.166-.691) | 0.003** |
| Yes | 89 | 34.9 | 11 | 13.8 | |||||
a
APOR (95%CI): Adjusted Prevalence Odds Ratio; 95% Confidence Interval.
b
Ref: Reference category.
c
Except for race/ethnicity with df=3, all other correlates have df =1.
d
Only correlates that met the entry criteria of P ≤ 0.10 in the bivariate analysis were included in the multivariate logistic regression model.
e
Some percentages may not add up exactly to 100% due to rounding.
f: Fisher's Exact Test.
N/A: Not Applicable
*
Significance level: P<0.05;
**
Significance level: P<0.01;
***
Significance level: P<0.001.