Table 4.
Factors associated with HIV infection among youths (Crude & adjusted OR) in Gamo-Gofa, South West Ethiopia, 2012
|
Explanatory variable |
HIV sero-status |
Crude OR (95% CI) |
Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
P-value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIV positive | HIV negative | ||||
|
Age |
|
|
|
|
0.012 |
| 15–19 |
13 |
98 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
| 20–24 |
91 |
203 |
3.379(1.801, 6.340) |
2.892(1.266, 6.607) |
|
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
0.032 |
| Male |
39 |
147 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
| Female |
65 |
154 |
1.591(1.008, 2.512) |
2.013(1.061, 3.822) |
|
|
Education level |
|
|
|
|
0.002 |
| No Education |
30 |
29 |
4.589(2.548, 8.265) |
3.193(1.523, 6.695) |
|
| Primary education |
19 |
28 |
3.010(1.569, 5.777) |
3.160 (1.351, 7.388) |
|
| Secondary & above |
55 |
244 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
0.002 |
| Never married |
43 |
233 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
| Married/living together |
42 |
57 |
3.993(2.387, 6.679) |
2.544(1.278, 5.065) |
|
| Divorced/separated/ widowed |
19 |
11 |
9.359(4.161, 21.054) |
5.303(1.922, 14.634) |
|
|
Alcohol use |
|
|
|
|
<0.001 |
| Yes |
50 |
53 |
2.736(1.655, 4.523) |
5.883(3.034, 11.408) |
|
| No | 50 | 145 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |