Table 4.
Bivariate and Multivariate association between socio-demographic characteristics and Condom use Attitude and Behavior among female military personnel
| Correlates | Condom use Attitude and Behavior | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Multivariate d | |||||||
| n | % e | n | % e | χ2c | P-value | Wald | APOR (95%CI)a | P-value | |
| Age (yrs) | |||||||||
| < 30 yrs | 46 | 27.1 | 32 | 19.4 | 2.61 | 0.63 (0.37-1.10) | 0.106 | ||
| >= 30 yrs | 124 | 72.9 | 133 | 80.6 | 2.75 | 0.097 | |||
| Education Level | |||||||||
| Less than High School (Ref)b | 21 | 12.4 | 20 | 12.1 | |||||
| High School and above | 148 | 87.6 | 145 | 87.9 | 0.01 | 0.932 | N/A | -- | -- |
| Marital Status | |||||||||
| Single | 133 | 79.2 | 125 | 76.2 | |||||
| Married | 35 | 20.8 | 39 | 23.8 | 0.42 | 0.519 | N/A | -- | -- |
| Number of Children | |||||||||
| No child (Ref)b | 111 | 65.3 | 93 | 56.4 | 9.06 | 0.44 (0.25-0.75) | 0.003** | ||
| One or more child(ren) | 59 | 34.7 | 72 | 43.6 | 2.80 | 0.094 | |||
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||
| Hausa (Ref)b | 33 | 19.4 | 29 | 17.6 | |||||
| Ibo | 23 | 13.5 | 25 | 15.2 | 1.92 | 0.589 | N/A | -- | -- |
| Yoruba | 53 | 31.2 | 61 | 37.0 | |||||
| Other | 61 | 35.9 | 50 | 30.3 | |||||
| Religion | |||||||||
| Christian (Ref)b | 135 | 80.4 | 127 | 77.9 | |||||
| Muslim | 33 | 19.6 | 36 | 22.1 | 0.30 | 0.584 | N/A | -- | -- |
| Employment Status | |||||||||
| Active Service | 163 | 97.0 | 162 | 98.2 | |||||
| Trainee | 5 | 3.0 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.723 (f) | N/A | -- | -- | |
| Annual Income | |||||||||
| Low (Ref)b | 111 | 65.7 | 124 | 75.2 | 4.39 | 1.71 (1.04-2.83) | 0.036* | ||
| High | 58 | 34.3 | 41 | 24.8 | 3.59 | 0.054* | |||
| Sexual Relationship | |||||||||
| Sex with one partner (Ref)b | 55 | 32.4 | 73 | 44.2 | 11.64 | 0.40 (0.23-0.67) | 0.001*** | ||
| Sex with multiple partners | 115 | 67.7 | 92 | 55.8 | 5.01 | 0.025* | |||
| Personally known someone with HIV | |||||||||
| No | 118 | 69.4 | 117 | 70.9 | 0.90 | 0.765 | N/A | -- | -- |
| Yes | 52 | 30.6 | 48 | 29.1 | |||||
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
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.