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. 2012 Jul 30;7(7):e42009. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042009

Table 2. Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios of reporting greater condom use (never, sometimes/half, mostly/always) among men with regular partners (N = 1,998).

Unadjusted Adjusted
Odds Ratio 95% CI Odds Ratio 95% CI
Sociodemographic factors
Age (continuous) 0.91*** 0.90–0.92 0.95*** 0.94–0.97
Location
Rural 1 (ref)
Urban 1.78*** 1.47–2.16
Occupation
Professional 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Skilled technical 0.33*** 0.25–0.44 0.63* 0.45–0.87
Sales/service 0.58*** 0.42–0.79 0.74 0.53–1.04
Labor 0.29*** 0.20–0.42 0.51* 0.34–0.77
Unemployed 1.68** 1.16–2.44 1.00 0.65–1.53
Risk perception factors
Education
Less than grade 4 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Grade 5–7 2.88*** 1.91–4.34 1.32 0.84–2.07
Junior high school 6.73*** 4.52–10.03 2.23*** 1.44–3.57
Senior high school 8.40*** 5.68–12.41 2.61*** 1.67–4.09
Vocational/BA or higher 13.04*** 8.70–19.55 4.54*** 2.86–7.20
Marital status
Unmarried 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Married & registered 0.10*** 0.08–0.13 0.30*** 0.22–0.42
Married, not registered 0.16*** 0.12–0.21 0.33*** 0.24–0.45
More than one partner in past 12 months 2.99*** 2.29–3.89
Ever gave money for sex
No 1 (ref)
Yes – more than a year ago 0.70** 0.57–0.87
Yes – within the past year 2.64*** 1.78–3.93
Duration of relationship
More than 90 days 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
31–90 days 1.21 0.92–1.59 0.83 0.61–1.13
30 days or less 0.87 0.68–1.31 0.68** 0.51–0.91
Condom motivation factors
Self-reported access to convenient & cheap condoms 0.81* 0.66–1.00
Unprompted knowledge of condom effectiveness in HIV prevention 2.35*** 1.87–2.95 1.41* 1.09–1.81
Condom use as chosen strategy to reduce HIV risk 2.25*** 1.85–2.74 1.38* 1.10–1.72
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p<0.05

**

p<0.01

***

p<0.001.