Table 5.
Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS
| Variable | Comprehensive Knowledge | Crude | Adjusteda) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | OR | 95% CI | P-value | OR | 95% CI | P-value | |
| Radio (n=11,568) | ||||||||
| Not at all | 788 | (87.2) | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | ||
| Less than once a week | 50 | (5.5) | 1.29 | 0.95–1.74 | 0.10 | 0.93 | 0.68–1.27 | 0.64 |
| At least once a week | 66 | (7.3) | 1.42 | 1.09–1.85 | 0.01 | 1.02 | 0.77–1.34 | 0.91 |
| Newspapers/Magazines (n=11,562) | ||||||||
| Not at all | 668 | (73.9) | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | ||
| Less than once a week | 158 | (17.5) | 3.01 | 2.49–3.64 | <0.01 | 1.34 | 1.09–1.65 | 0.01 |
| At least once a week | 78 | (8.6) | 4.07 | 3.13–5.30 | <0.01 | 1.44 | 1.07–1.94 | 0.02 |
| Television (n=11,566) | ||||||||
| Not at all | 278 | (30.8) | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | ||
| Less than once a week | 96 | (10.6) | 1.29 | 1.01–1.64 | 0.04 | 0.93 | 0.73–1.20 | 0.59 |
| At least once a week | 530 | (58.6) | 2.76 | 2.37–3.21 | <0.01 | 1.41 | 1.18–1.68 | <0.01 |
| Combined all media (11,570) | ||||||||
| Not at all | 211 | (23.3) | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | ||
| Less than once a week | 111 | (12.3) | 1.56 | 1.23–1.98 | <0.01 | 1.02 | 0.80–1.30 | 0.87 |
| At least once a week | 582 | (64.4) | 3.26 | 2.77–3.84 | <0.01 | 1.56 | 1.29–1.89 | <0.01 |
a) Adjusted for respondent’s marital status, age, highest level of education, current working status and household wealth index