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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic). 2010 Jun 7;9(4):206–213. doi: 10.1177/1545109710371132

Table 3.

Odds Ratios for Factors Associated With HIV Testing at CMC

Variables HIV Testing
OR 95% CI P Value
Not Tested (N = 677)
Tested (N = 5308)
n % n %
Age
 ≤19 34 10.0 307 90.0 0.8 0.5 1.2 .266
 20–24 284 11.4 2213 88.6 0.9 0.7 1.2 .487
 25–29 243 11.1 1955 88.9 0.9 0.7 1.1 .344
 ≥30 116 12.2 833 87.8 1.0
Education
 Never attended 28 24.3 87 75.7 2.9 1.9 4.5 <.001
 Primary or less 43 20.2 170 79.8 2.3 1.6 3.3 <.001
 Middle (sixth-eighth) 114 15.8 606 84.2 1.7 1.4 2.1 <.001
 Above ninth 489 9.9 4442 90.1 1.0
Awareness level
 Lowest tercile 197 14.1 1198 85.9 1.4 1.2 1.7 <.001
 Middle tercile 68 9.9 616 90.1 0.9 0.7 1.2 .624
 Highest tercile 412 10.6 3488 89.4 1.0
House type
 Thatched 83 17.9 381 82.1 1.9 1.5 2.5 <.001
 Tiled 243 11.7 1829 88.3 1.2 1.0 1.4 .074
 Terraced 351 10.2 3094 89.8 1.0
Fuel type
 Cheaper 208 15.5 1130 84.5 1.6 1.4 2.0 <.001
 More expensive 469 10.1 4176 89.9 1.0
Income bracket
 <R1500 328 13.9 2025 86.1 0.9 0.6 1.3 .676
 R1501–R5000 226 9.3 2214 90.7 0.6 0.4 0.8 .004
 R5001–R15 000 84 9.0 846 91.0 0.6 0.4 0.9 .006
 >R15 000 39 14.9 223 85.1 1.0

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; CMC, Christian Medical College; OR, odds ratio.