Table 3.
Multiple variate Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with different dimensions of HIV-relatefd stigma (N = 10,665)
| Variables | Fear | Moral | Personal | Community | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOR | 95%CI | AOR | 95%CI | AOR | 95%CI | AOR | 95%CI | |
| X1: Gender (0 = Female, 1 = Male) | 1.10* | 1.01–1.21 | 1.28*** | 1.18–1.39 | 1.54*** | 1.42–1.68 | ||
| X2: Residential areas (0 = Rural,1 = Urban) | 1.11* | 1.02–1.21 | ||||||
| X3: Major (ref: Non-medical) | 0.69*** | 0.63–0.76 | 0.88* | 0.79–0.97 | ||||
| X4: Grade (ref: Freshmen) | 1.20*** | 1.09–1.33 | 1.21*** | 1.10–1.32 | 1.30*** | 1.17–1.44 | 1.18*** | 1.08–1.30 |
| X5: Sexual orientation (ref: Heterosexuals) | 1.12& | 0.99–1.28 | ||||||
| X6: HIV-related knowledge (0 = High, 1 = Low) | 2.46*** | 2.22–2.72 | 1.71*** | 1.57–1.86 | 2.62*** | 2.34–2.93 | 2.17*** | 2.00–2.36 |
| X7: Unsafe sexual behaviors (0 = No, 1 = Yes) | 1.50*** | 1.26–1.79 | 1.56*** | 1.34–1.81 | 1.25* | 1.04–1.50 | 2.05*** | 1.78–2.36 |
| X8: Having ever being tested (0 = No, 1 = Yes) | 1.33*** | 1.14–1.54 | ||||||
| X9: Self-perceived risk of HIV infection (0 = No, 1 = Yes) | 0.81*** | 0.75–0.88 | 0.80*** | 0.73–0.88 | 0.76*** | 0.70–0.83 | ||
| X10:Willingness to utilize HTC service (0 = No, 1 = Yes) | 0.74*** | 0.66–0.83 | 0.56*** | 0.48–0.66 | 0.70*** | 0.63–0.78 | ||
| X11: Awareness of AIDS policy (0 = No, 1 = Yes) | 0.73*** | 0.66–0.80 | 0.77*** | 0.70–0.83 | 0.67*** | 0.60–0.74 | ||
*P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.01, and ***P ≤ 0.001
& It needs to be pointed that sexual orientation is significant at the 0.10 level, but lost its significance at the 0.05 level (P = 0.075)