Table 3.

Correlates of knowledge on HIV transmissions with selected variables among high school students in Debre-berhan Town, January 2010

Variables	Knowledge on HIV		OR (95% CI)
	Yes	No	Crude	Adjusted*
Sex
Male	97	64	0.5 (0.2, 0.7)	0.6 (0.4, 1.0)
Female	73	105	1.0	1.0
Age
15-19	149	159	0.3 (0.5, 0.7)	0.6 (0.3, 1.6)
20-24	21	10	1.0	1.0
Educational status
9-10	92	148	0.2 (0.1, 0.4)	0.3 (0.2, 0.5) **
11-12	78	21	1.0	1.0
Marital status
Single	168	166	1.5 (0.3, 9.2)	1.3 (0.2, 11.0)
Married	2	3	1.0	1.0
Ever practiced sex
Yes	10	20	1.2 (0.6, 2.4)	1.0 (0.4, 2.5)
No	160	149	1.0	1.0
Risk perception
Low	167	156	2.0 (0.6, 5.7)	2.0 (0.5, 7.2)
High	3	13	1.0	1.0
Willingness to VCT
Yes	149	141	0.9 (0.5, 1.7)	0.8 (0.4, 1.6)
No	21	28	1.0	1.0

NB**=significant (P<0.05).

Adjusted*: for sex, age, educational status, marital status, ever practiced sex, risk perception, willingness to VCT.