Table 3.
Comparison of knowledge, attitude and practices levels’ regarding HIV by sociodemographic characteristics(un-adjusted)
|
Variables |
Knowledge |
Attitude |
Practices |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-appropriate knowledge | Un-adjusted OR (95% CI) | P- value | Negative attitude | Un-adjusted OR (95% CI) | P- value | Unsafe practices | Un-adjusted OR (95% CI) | P- value | |
|
Age (years) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| < 30 |
172 |
0.55 (0.21-1.40) |
0.21 |
134 |
1.27 (0.73-2.22) |
0.38 |
168 |
0.67 (0.29-1.52) |
0.34 |
| ≥ 30 |
106 |
1 |
|
91 |
1 |
|
104 |
1 |
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Single |
52 |
1.55 (0.53-4.50) |
0.41 |
44 |
0.90 (0.45-1.79) |
0.77 |
218 |
0.55 (0.15-1.90) |
0.34 |
| Married |
226 |
1 |
|
181 |
1 |
|
54 |
1 |
|
|
Education status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Illiterate* |
206 |
1.31 (0.42-4.07) |
0.64 |
160 |
2.25 (1.11-4.55) |
0.02 |
200 |
1.89 (0.62-5.69) |
0.25 |
| Literate |
72 |
1 |
|
65 |
1 |
|
72 |
|
|
|
Fishing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ≥ 2 weeks |
29 |
0.99 (0.21-4.50) |
0.99 |
200 |
1.37 (0.54-3.49) |
0.50 |
242 |
2.97 (0.38-22.79) |
0.29 |
| < 2 weeks |
249 |
1 |
|
25 |
1 |
|
30 |
1 |
|
|
Income level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ≥ 10000** |
94 |
0.56 (0.22-1.44) |
0.23 |
143 |
1.39 (0.78-2.47) |
0.26 |
173 |
3.04 (1.03-9.00) |
0.04 |
| < 10000 |
184 |
1 |
|
82 |
1 |
|
99 |
1 |
|
|
Tobacco user |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Smokeless tobacco† |
231 |
0.93 (0.20-4.26) |
0.93 |
185 |
1.70 (0.47-6.07) |
0.41 |
225 |
0.67 (0.15-3.01) |
0.60 |
| Smoking cigarette | 18 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 1 | |||
*Cannot read and write, **Pakistani Rupee, †Gutka, Pan, Areca.
p-value was calculated by logistic regression and significant at the ≤0.05 level.