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. 2015 May 25;21:50. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.50.6009

Table 5.

Factors affecting condom utilization among FSW in Gondar town Northwest Ethiopia, 2014

Variables Condom Use COR(95% CI) AOR( 95%CI)
Yes No
Place of birth
Rural 99 148 1
Urban 134 107 1.87(1.31, 2.68)
Marital status
Single 149 125 1
Married 13 14 0.78(0.35,1.72)
Divorced 51 86 0.45(0.33,0.76)
Widowed 15 19 0.67(0.32,1.36)
Separated 5 11 0.38(0.13,1.13)
Educational status
Unable to read &write 28 87 1 1
Able to read &write 32 84 1.18(0.66,2.13) 0.95(0.42,1,17)
Primary education 86 53 5.04(2.92,8.70) 2.17(1.02,4.57)*
Secondary & above 87 31 8.72(4.83,15.75) 3.74(1.68,8.25)*
Working year as FSW
< 1 year 23 22 1.32(0.68,2.57)
1 year 41 31 1.67(0.95,2.94)
2 year 55 75 0.93(0.58,1.49)
3 year 46 41 1.42(0.84,2.41)
4 or above year 68 86 1
Monthly income (ETB)
<= 1500 49 91 1
1501-2500 53 57 1.73(1.04,2.88)
2501-4000 66 61 2.01(1.23,3.29)
> = 4001 65 46 2.62(1.57,4.38)
HIV &STI transmission &prevention methodknowledge computed variable
Yes 127 56 4.26(2.87,6.30) 1.86(1.04,3.33)*
No 106 199 1 1
Knowledge of three major sign & symptom of STI
Yes 114 119 3.40(2.30,5.04)
No 56 199 1
Awareness STI will increase HIV infection rate
Yes 205 136 6.41(4.02,10.20) 3.11(1.63,5.94)*
No 28 119 1 1
Perceiving at risk of getting HIV
Yes 72 141 1 1
No 161 114 2.77(1.91, 4.01) 5.78(3.18,10.51)*
Tested HIV in the last 12 months
Yes 219 162 8.98(4.94,16.32) 3.43(1.51,7.78)*
No 14 93 1 1
Number of sex partners per month
< = 13 148 99 2.74(1.90,3.96) 2.46(1.42,4.25)*
>13 85 156 1 1
Experienced Violence
Yes 75 112 1
No 158 143 1.65(1.14,2.39)