Table 4.

Impact of HIV-related knowledge on risk behaviors across 4 groups of married women

Odds ratio	Poor + No agency	Poor + Some agency	Not poor + No agency	Not poor + Some agency
Behavior score (0-4):
Good knowledge (regression coeff.)	1.043§	1.077§	1.046§	1.054§
Standard Error	1.002	1.002	1.003	1.002
Condom use:
Good knowledge (OR)	2.889	3.105§	2.824	2.878‡
Standard Error	1.075	1.036	1.059	1.259
Been tested
Good knowledge (OR)	4.914§	4.531§	4.092§	3.971§
Standard Error	1.036	1.021	1.024	1.016
No STD:
Good knowledge (OR)	2.474†	2.519†	2.401‡	2.514‡
Standard Error	1.042	1.038	1.037	1.31
Single partner:
Good knowledge (OR)	0.924	0.911†	1.05	0.932†
Standard error	1.094	1.042	1.293	1.034

OR – odds ratio, STD – sexually-transmitted disease

*Notes: First row represents regression coefficient for change in behavior score with every unit increase in knowledge score. The following three rows show odds ratio (OR) of adopting safe sexual behavior and outcome (sexually transmitted disease STD) when comprehensive knowledge of HIV is present (knowledge score = 7), ceteris paribus.

Regression coefficients are presented here adjusting for HIV status, age group, education level, working status, residence in urban/rural setting, history of pregnancy in past 5 years, relationship to the head of household, and fixed effect for countries. Coeff. Denotes coefficient. Source: [14].

†P < 0.05.

‡P < 0.01.

§P < 0.001.