Table 7.

Correlates of sexual behavior with selected variables among high school students in Debre-berhan Town, January 2010

Variables	Ever practiced sex		OR (95% CI)
	Yes	No	Crude	Adjusted*
Sex
Male	17	144	0.8 (0.4, 1.6)	0.9 (0.4, 2.1)
Female	13	165	1.0	1.0
Age
15-19	23	285	0.4 (0.2, 1.1)	0.4 (0.1, 1.3)
20-24	7	24	1.0	1.0
Educational status
9-10	22	218	1.1 (0.5, 2.4)	1.3 (0.5, 3.9)
11-12	8	91	1.0	1.0
Knowledge on HIV transmission
Yes	10	160	1.2 (0.6, 2.4)	1.0 (0.4, 2.5)
No	20	149	1.0	1.0
Risk perception
Low	16	307	0.02 (0.01, 0.1)	0 .02 (0.01, 0.1)**
High	14	2	1.0	1.0
Willingness to use VCT
Yes	21	269	2.0 (1.0, 4.5)	1.2 (0.4, 3.6)
No	9	40	1.0	1.0

NB**=significant (P<0.05).

Adjusted*: for sex, age, educational status, marital status, knowledge on HIV transmission, risk perception, willingness to use VCT.