Table 5.
Women's Readiness to VCT Service Utilization Versus Behavioral Factors Debremarkos Town, Amhara Region, North West Ethiopia, 2008 (N=254)
| Theoretical variables | Readiness | OR(95%CI) | ||
| Ready N (%) |
Not ready N (%) |
unadjusted | Adjusted | |
| Perceived susceptibility | ||||
| High | 30(32.3) | 63(67.7) | 1.76(1.45,3.49)* | 2.84(1.11,7.242)* |
| Low** | 83(51.6) | 78(48.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Perceived benefit | ||||
| High** | 65(32.7) | 134(67.3) | 1 | 1 |
| Low | 48(87.3) | 7(12.7) | 0.071(0.03,0.17)* | 0.055(0.016,0.19)* |
| Perceived barrier | ||||
| High** | 97(56.1) | 76(43.9) | 1 | 1 |
| Low | 16(19.8) | 65(80.2) | 5.185(2.78,9.68)* | 4.65(1.59,13.56)* |
| Self-efficacy | ||||
| High** | 28(16.9) | 138(83.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Low | 85(96.6) | 3(3.4) | 0.007(0.002,0.02)* | 0.01(0.003,0.036)* |
| Cues to action | ||||
| High | 37(31.13) | 82(68.4) | 0.35(0.209,0.59)* | 1.074(0.44,2.65) |
| Low** | 76(56.3) | 59(43.7) | 1 | 1 |
*
Significant at α<0.05
**
Reference category