Table 1.
Consistent condom use by socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents
| Variables |
All (
n
= 410) |
Consistent condom use |
Univariate
OR
(
95% CI
) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Yes (
n
= 68) |
No (
n
= 342) |
|||
| n ( Col% ) | n ( Row% ) | n ( Row% ) | (Group I vs. Group V) | |
| Socio-demographics |
|
|
|
|
|
Age groups |
|
|
|
|
| 15-25 |
227 (55.4) |
35 (15.4) |
192 (84.6) |
1.00 |
| ≥26 |
183 (44.6) |
33 (18.0) |
150 (82.0) |
1.21 (0.72-2.03) |
|
Education level |
|
|
|
|
| ≤ High school |
147 (35.9) |
16 (10.9) |
131 (89.1) |
1.00 |
| ≥College/university |
263 (64.1) |
52 (19.8) |
211 (80.2) |
2.02 (1.11-3.68)* |
|
Employment status |
|
|
|
|
| Employed full-time |
316 (77.1) |
50 (15.8) |
266 (84.2) |
1.00 |
| Not employed full-time |
94 (22.9) |
18 (19.1) |
76 (80.9) |
1.26 (0.69-2.29) |
|
Marriage |
|
|
|
|
| Unmarried or divorced |
305 (74.4) |
53 (17.4) |
252 (82.6) |
1.00 |
| Married or cohabitating |
105 (25.6) |
15 (14.3) |
90 (85.7) |
0.79 (0.43-1.48) |
|
Had sex with steady male partners |
|
|
|
|
| No |
275 (67.1) |
48 (17.5) |
227 (82.5) |
1.00 |
| Yes |
135 (32.9) |
20 (14.8) |
115 (85.2) |
0.82 (0.47-1.45) |
|
Self-identified as exclusively homosexual |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
163 (39.8) |
29 (17.8) |
134 (82.2) |
1.00 |
| No (bisexual/not certain) |
247 (60.2) |
39 (15.8) |
208 (84.2) |
0.87 (0.51-1.47) |
| HIV-related prevention services (last 12 months) |
|
|
|
|
|
Tested for HIV |
|
|
|
|
| No |
364 (88.8) |
57 (15.7) |
307 (84.3) |
1.00 |
| Yes |
46 (11.2) |
11 (23.9) |
35 (76.1) |
1.69 (0.81-3.53) |
|
Received other HIV prevention services |
|
|
|
|
| No |
221 (53.9) |
31 (14.0) |
190 (86.0) |
1.00 |
| Yes |
189 (46.1) |
37 (19.6) |
152 (80.4) |
1.49 (0.89-2.52) |
|
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV |
|
|
|
|
| No |
135 (32.9) |
9 (6.7) |
126 (93.3) |
1.00 |
| Yes |
275 (67.1) |
59 (21.5) |
216 (78.5) |
3.82 (1.83-7.98)** |
|
Perceived condom efficacy for HIV prevention |
|
|
|
|
| Low/unknown |
59 (14.4) |
13 (22.0) |
46 (78.0) |
1.00 |
| High |
351 (85.6) |
55 (15.7) |
296 (84.3) |
0.66 (0.33-1.30) |
|
Fear of getting HIV via MSM sex behaviors |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
262 (63.9) |
46 (17.6) |
216 (82.4) |
1.00 |
| A little/no | 148 (36.1) | 22 (14.9) | 126 (85.1) | 0.82 (0.47-1.43) |
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.