Table 2. Assessing Demographic and Knowledge Factors Associated With Condom Use at Last Sex Among Iranian Young Adults Aged 19-29 Years Old .
| Variables |
Crude Analysis
OR (95% CI) |
Adjusted Analysis
OR (95% CI) |
| Age | ||
| 19-24 | 1 | 1 |
| 25-29 | 1.36 (0.98, 1.90)a | 1.21 (0.83, 1.75) |
| Gender | ||
| Women | 1 | 1 |
| Men | 1.76 (1.15, 2.68)b | 1.53 (0.95, 2.46)a |
| Educational attainment | ||
| Illiterate | 1 | |
| Diploma and less | 0.74 (0.32, 1.72) | |
| Undergraduate | 0.68 (0.31, 1.47) | |
| Graduate | 0.71 (0.33, 1.53) | |
| Job status | ||
| Unemployed – housekeeper | 1 | 1 |
| Stable job status (Governmental employed/self-employed) | 2.30 (1.31, 4.0)b | 1.86 (1.01, 3.43)b |
| Unstable job status (Labourer/others) | 1.32 (0.67, 2.60) | 1.09 (0.52, 2.27) |
| University students | 1.47 (0.80, .73) | 1.31 (0.67, 2.55) |
| Marital status | ||
| Currently unmarried (Single and previously married) | 1 | |
| Currently married | 0.93 (0.64, 1.35) | |
| Age at first sex | ||
| ≤18 | 1 | |
| >18 | 1.10 (0.73, 1.70) | |
| Experienced sex under the influence of substances | ||
| No | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 0.65 (0.46, 0.92)b | 0.66 (0.45, 0.94)b |
| Condom-related knowledge (condom knowledge scale) | ||
| Insufficient knowledge | 1 | 1 |
| Sufficient knowledge | 1.82 (1.24, 2.70)b | 1.57 (1.03, 2.37)b |
| Knowledge on sexual route of HIV transmission | ||
| No | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 1.91 (1.26, 2.90)b | 1.83 (1.18, 2.85)b |
Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio.
a P value < .10; bP value < .05