Table 4.
Associations between socio–demographic variables and correct knowledge on mother–to–child HIV transmission and prevention of mother–to–child HIV transmission in univariate and multivariate analyses
| Variable | Correct knowledge* | Univariate |
Multivariate |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
N (%) |
OR |
95% CI |
P |
AOR |
95% CI |
P |
|
|
Age (Ref = 15–19): |
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| 15–19 (n = 3835) |
1407 (36.7) |
Ref |
– |
– |
Ref |
– |
– |
| 20–29 (n = 6207) |
2236 (36.1) |
0.97 |
0.89–1.06 |
0.511 |
0.94 |
0.84–1.05 |
0.286 |
| 30–39 (n = 4058) |
1298 (32.0) |
0.81 |
0.74–0.89 |
<0.001 |
0.98 |
0.86–1.12 |
0.8 |
| 40–49 (n = 2415) |
706 (29.3) |
0.71 |
0.64–0.80 |
<0.001 |
1.02 |
0.88–1.19 |
0.766 |
|
Residence (Ref = Rural): |
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| Rural (n = 11 186) |
2602 (23.3) |
Ref |
– |
– |
Ref |
– |
– |
| Urban (n = 5329) |
3045 (57.2) |
4.4 |
4.11–4.72 |
<0.001 |
1.56 |
1.35–1.79 |
<0.001 |
|
Marital status (Ref = Never in union): |
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| Never in union (n = 4413) |
1888 (42.8) |
Ref |
– |
– |
Ref |
– |
– |
| Currently married (n = 10204) |
3063 (30.0) |
0.57 |
0.53–0.62 |
<0.001 |
1.25 |
1.12–1.39 |
<0.001 |
| Formerly married (n = 1898) |
696 (36.7) |
0.77 |
0.69-0.87 |
<0.001 |
1.28 |
1.11-1.48 |
0.001 |
|
Educational level (Ref = No education): |
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| No education (n = 8278) |
1726 (20.9) |
Ref |
- |
- |
Ref |
- |
- |
| Primary (n = 5858) |
2331 (39.8) |
2.51 |
2.33-2.70 |
<0.001 |
1.77 |
1.62-1.94 |
<0.001 |
| Secondary (n = 395) |
905 (65.0) |
7.03 |
6.22-7.95 |
<0.001 |
2.96 |
2.56-3.42 |
<0.001 |
| Higher (n = 984) |
685 (69.7) |
8.72 |
7.5310.09 |
<0.001 |
3.25 |
2.74-3.86 |
<0.001 |
|
Religion (Ref = Other): |
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| Christians (n = 10 108) |
4017 (39.8) |
3.66 |
2.55–5.26 |
<0.001 |
1.85 |
1.26–2.71 |
0.002 |
| Muslim (n = 6170) |
1592 (25.8) |
1.93 |
1.34–2.78 |
<0.001 |
1.34 |
0.91–1.97 |
0.134 |
| Other (n = 229) |
35(15.3) |
Ref |
– |
– |
Ref |
– |
– |
|
Region (Ref = emerging region): |
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| Emerging region (n = 4594) |
1168 (25.5) |
Ref |
– |
– |
Ref |
– |
– |
| Agrarian region (n = 7984) |
2410 (30.2) |
1.27 |
1.17–1.38 |
<0.001 |
0.98 |
0.89–1.08 |
0.665 |
| City administration &Harari region (n = 3937) |
2069 (52.6) |
3.25 |
2.97–3.56 |
<0.001 |
1.12 |
1.00–1.26 |
0.047 |
|
Wealth index (Ref = Poorest): |
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| Poorest (n = 3711) |
700 (18.9) |
Ref |
– |
– |
Ref |
– |
– |
| Poorer (n = 2402) |
513 (21.4) |
1.17 |
1.03–1.33 |
0.017 |
0.99 |
0.87–1.13 |
0.885 |
| Middle (n = 2268) |
516 (22.8) |
1.27 |
1.12–1.44 |
<0.001 |
1.01 |
0.88–1.16 |
0.855 |
| Richer (n = 2505) |
733 (29.3) |
1.78 |
1.58–2.0 |
<0.001 |
1.27 |
1.11–1.44 |
<0.001 |
| Richest (n = 5629) |
3185 (56.6) |
5.61 |
5.09–6.19 |
<0.001 |
1.85 |
1.57–2.18 |
<0.001 |
|
Exposure to mass media (Ref = No): |
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| No (n = 5766) |
1047 (18.2) |
Ref |
– |
– |
Ref |
– |
– |
| Yes (n = 10736) |
4598 (42.9) |
3.38 |
3.13–3.65 |
<0.001 |
1.55 |
1.47–1.70 |
<0.001 |
|
Occupation (Ref = Not working): |
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| Not working (n = 7992) |
2427 (30.4) |
Ref |
– |
– |
Ref |
– |
– |
| Agricultural (n = 3143) |
867 (27.6) |
0.87 |
0.80–0.96 |
0.003 |
1.3 |
1.17–1.44 |
<0.001 |
| Non–agricultural (n = 5229) | 2297 (44.0) | 1.79 | 1.67–1.93 | <0.001 | 1.12 | 1.03–1.22 | 0.007 |
OR – odds ratio, AOR – adjusted odds ratio, CI – confidence interval
*Correct knowledge indicates correct answers to all five questions.