Table 4.
Comparison of knowledge, attitude and practices levels’ regarding HIV by sociodemographic characteristics (adjusted)
|
Variables |
Knowledge |
Attitude |
Practices |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-appropriate knowledge | AOR †† (95% CI) | P- value | Negative attitude | AOR (95% CI) | P- value | Unsafe Practices | AOR (95% CI) | P- value | |
|
Age (years) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| < 30 |
172 |
0.39 (0.11-1.38) |
0.14 |
134 |
1.25 (0.66-2.39) |
0.48 |
168 |
0.71 (0.27-1.84) |
0.48 |
| ≥ 30 |
106 |
1 |
|
91 |
1 |
|
104 |
1 |
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Single |
52 |
2.39 (0.60-9.46) |
0.21 |
44 |
0.72 (0.33-1.57) |
0.42 |
218 |
0.65 (0.17-2.53) |
0.54 |
| Married |
226 |
1 |
|
181 |
1 |
|
54 |
1 |
|
|
Education status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Illiterate* |
206 |
1.29 (0.34-4.84) |
0.69 |
160 |
1.90 (0.86-4.20) |
0.11 |
200 |
1.60 (0.43-5.83) |
0.47 |
| Literate |
72 |
1 |
|
65 |
1 |
|
72 |
|
|
|
Fishing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ≥ 2 weeks |
29 |
0.52 (0.06-4.29) |
0.54 |
200 |
0.38 (0.11-1.36) |
0.14 |
242 |
0.51 (0.06-4.10) |
0.52 |
| < 2 weeks |
249 |
1 |
|
25 |
1 |
|
30 |
1 |
|
|
Income level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ≥ 10000** |
94 |
1.89 (0.67-5.28) |
0.22 |
143 |
0.80 (0.42-1.54) |
0.51 |
173 |
0.41 (0.13-1.29) |
0.12 |
| < 10000 |
184 |
1 |
|
82 |
1 |
|
99 |
1 |
|
|
Tobacco user |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Smokeless tobacco† |
231 |
0.90 (0.10-3.26) |
0.95 |
185 |
1.47 (0.40-5.39) |
0.56 |
225 |
0.92 (0.25-2.01) |
0.40 |
| Smoking cigarette | 18 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 1 | |||
*Cannot read and write, **Pakistani Rupee, †Gutka, Pan, Areca. ††Adjusted Odd ratio.
p-value was calculated by logistic regression and significant at the ≤0.05 level.
Adjusted for age, marital status, educational status, fishing activities, income level, tobacco use.