Table 6.
Bivariate and Multivariate association between socio-demographic characteristics and Substance use and sexual behaviors among female military personnel
| Correlates | Substance use and sexual behaviors | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Multivariate d | |||||||
| n | % e | n | % | χ2c | P-value | Wald | APOR (95%CI)a | P-value | |
| Age (yrs) | |||||||||
| < 30 yrs | 25 | 23.6 | 53 | 23.1 | |||||
| >= 30 yrs | 81 | 76.4 | 176 | 76.9 | 0.08 | 0.929 | N/A | -- | -- |
| Education Level | |||||||||
| Less than High School (Ref)b | 6 | 5.7 | 35 | 15.3 | 3.92 (1.47-10.48) | 0.006** | |||
| High School and above | 99 | 94.3 | 194 | 84.7 | 0.012**(f) | 7.41 | |||
| Marital Status | |||||||||
| Single | 83 | 78.3 | 175 | 77.4 | |||||
| Married | 23 | 21.7 | 51 | 22.6 | 0.03 | 0.859 | N/A | -- | -- |
| Number of Children | |||||||||
| No child | 69 | 63.9 | 137 | 59.8 | |||||
| One or more child(ren) | 39 | 36.1 | 92 | 40.2 | 0.35 | 0.555 | N/A | -- | -- |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||
| Hausa (Ref)b | 19 | 17.9 | 43 | 18.8 | 2.15 | 0.51 (0.21-1.25) | 0.143 | ||
| Ibo | 21 | 19.8 | 27 | 11.8 | 8.39 | 0.039* | 2.18 | 1.79 (0.83-3.85) | 0.140 |
| Yoruba | 26 | 24.5 | 88 | 38.4 | 0.05 | 1.09 (0.52-2.30) | 0.824 | ||
| Other | 40 | 37.7 | 71 | 31.0 | |||||
| Religion | |||||||||
| Christian | 88 | 83.8 | 174 | 77.0 | |||||
| Muslim | 17 | 16.2 | 52 | 23.0 | 2.02 | 0.155 | N/A | -- | -- |
| Employment Status | |||||||||
| Trainee (Ref)b | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 3.5 | |||||
| Active Service | 106 | 100 | 219 | 96.5 | 0.05* (f) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.99 | |
| Annual Income | |||||||||
| Low | 78 | 73.6 | 157 | 68.9 | |||||
| High | 28 | 26.4 | 71 | 31.1 | 0.78 | 0.379 | N/A | -- | -- |
| Sexual Relationship | |||||||||
| Sex with one partner (Ref)b | 46 | 43.4 | 161 | 70.3 | |||||
| Sex with multiple partners | 60 | 56.6 | 68 | 29.7 | 22.22 | 0.000*** | 17.50 | 3.08 (1.82-5.22) | 0.000*** |
| Personally known someone with HIV | |||||||||
| No (Ref)b | 88 | 83.0 | 147 | 64.2 | 12.27 | 0.000*** | 8.39 | 2.58 (1.36-4.89) | 0.004** |
| Yes | 18 | 17.0 | 82 | 35.8 | |||||
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
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.