Table 4.
Women's Readiness to VCT Service Utilization Versus Sociodemographic and Knowledge Variables. Debremarkos Town, Amhara Region, North West Ethiopia, 2008 (N=254)
| variables | Readiness | OR(95%CI) | ||
| Ready | Not ready | unadjusted | Adjusted | |
| N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Education | ||||
| Not read & write** | 45(59.2) | 31(40.8) | 1 | 1 |
| Read & write | 6(60) | 4(40) | 0.9(0.25,3.72) | 2.0(0.19,7.42) |
| Grade1–6 | 11(47.8) | 12(52.2) | 1.6(0.62,4.04) | 1.1(0.27,1.93) |
| Grade7–8 | 13(56.5) | 10(43.5) | 1.1(0.44,2.87) | 1.3(0.18,6.03) |
| Grade9–12 | 30(39) | 47(61) | 2.7(1.19,4.35)* | 2.9(1.02,6.38)* |
| >Grade12 | 8(17.8) | 37(82.2) | 6.7(2.76,15.36)* | 6.1(2.15,18.22)* |
| Occupation | ||||
| Government employed | 9(16.4) | 46(83.6) | 6.4(2.92,14.09)* | 7.5(3.16,17.94)* |
| Privet employed | 7(31.8) | 15(68.2) | 2.7(1.03,6.99)* | 3.6(1.23,10.73)* |
| House wife** | 79(55.6) | 60(43.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Daily laborer | 2(40) | 3(60) | 1.9(0.31,11.6) | 2.0(0.29,13.99) |
| House maid | 4(57.1) | 3(42.9) | 0. 0(0.00) | 0.0(0.00) |
| Merchant | 9(47.4) | 10(52.6) | 1.4(0.35,3.64) | 1.1(0.411,3.18) |
| Other | 3(42.9) | 4(57.1) | 1.7(0.36,7.75) | 1.8(0.33,10.06) |
| Gravidity | ||||
| Primigravida | 46(58.8) | 35 (43.2) | 0.4(0.25,0.76)* | 0.3(0.13, 0.53)* |
| 2–4** | 53(36.3) | 93(63.7) | 1 | 1 |
| >4 | 14 (51.9) | 13(48.1) | 0.5(0.23,1.21) | 0.9(0.36,2.19) |
| Gestational age | ||||
| 1st trimester | 17(63) | 10(37) | 0.3(0.15,1.21)* | 0.3(0.12,0.83)* |
| 2nd trimester** | 52(39.9) | 89(63.1) | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd trimester | 44(51.2) | 42(48.8) | 0.6(0.32,0.96)* | 0.6(0.34,1.18) |
| Knowledge on MTCT | ||||
| Good | 54(37) | 92(63) | 2.1(1.24,3.4)* | 1.9(1.002,3.39)* |
| Poor** | 59(54.6) | 49(45.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Knowledge on VCT | ||||
| Good** | 91(41.7) | 127(58.3) | 1 | 1 |
| Poor | 22(61.1) | 14(38.9) | 0.5(0.22,0.94)* | 0.4(0.36,2.001) |
*
Significant at α<0.05
**
Reference category