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. 2013 May 13;13:465. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-465

Table 5.

Logistic regression showing the likelihood of utilizing voluntary counselling and testing services for HIV status, controlling for socio-economic characteristics and measures of stigma, Nigeria

Control variables Intention to use VCT services 95% Confidence interval  
Place of residence
 
Lower level
Upper level
Rural
RC
 
 
Urban
1.81
0.489
1.350
Ethnic Group
 
 
 
Igbo
RC
 
 
Yoruba
1.04
0.597
1.813
Sex of Respondents
Male
RC
 
 
Female
0.60*
0.391
0.9348
Education Level
 
 
 
None
RC
 
 
Primary
2.45*
1.3061
4.6023
Secondary
1.86*
1.0592
3.2717
Tertiary
1.49
0.8627
2.5989
Marital Status
 
 
 
Currently Married
RC
 
 
Single
2.30*
1.289
4.117
No media access
0.53*
0.300
0.927
Beliefs about HIV routes
Misconception
0.475*
0.2744
0.8224
Stigma Measures
Negative feelings
0.608*
0.4779
0 .7739
Coercive policies
0.825*
0.7300
0 .9323
Attribution of blame
 
 
 
 No
1.144*
1.029
1.272
Avoidant Behaviour**
 No
1.230*
1.277
1.340
Overall Stigma Index
0.924*
0.8759
0.9744
LR Chi2 (21) 74.42; Prob > chi2 = 0.000    

** Reference categories are in the reverse, *p < 0.05.