Table 6.
Multiple logistic regression results of knowledge, attitude, and practice of students toward YFRHS.
| Variables | Categories | Knowledge | Attitude | Practice | |||
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| AOR (95% CI) | p value | AOR (95% CI) | p value | AOR (95% CI) | p value | ||
| Sex | Female | Ref. | |||||
| Male | 1.847 (1.124–3.034) | 0.015∗ | 0.519 (0.315–0.856) | 0.010∗ | 1.821 (1.114–2.975) | 0.017∗ | |
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| Age (years) | 18–20 | Ref. | |||||
| 21–22 | 2.732 (1.405–5.313) | 0.003∗ | 0.418 (0.212–0.827) | 0.012∗ | 2.275 (1.164–4.447) | 0.016∗ | |
| 23–24 | 4.345 (1.742–7.168) | 0.002∗ | 1.260 (0.611–2.599) | 0.531 | 0.901 (0.443–1.836) | 0.775 | |
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| Region | Addis Ababa | Ref. | |||||
| Tigiray | 0.314 (0.110–0.896) | 0.030∗ | 1.561 (0.520–4.686) | 0.427 | 0.498 (0.167–1.482) | 0.210 | |
| Amhara | 1.210 (0.550–2.664) | 0.635 | 1.043 (0.473–2.302) | 0.916 | 0.779 (0.360–1.687) | 0.527 | |
| SNNPR | 0.753 (0.358–1.582) | 0.453 | 1.104 (0.519–2.349) | 0.797 | 0.646 (0.305–1.365) | 0.252 | |
| Oromia | 0.452 (0.207–0.986) | 0.046∗ | 1.900 (0.860–4.195) | 0.112 | 0.495 (0.228–1.073) | 0.075 | |
| Gambela | 0.667 (0.229–1.941) | 0.457 | 1.293 (0.440–3.801) | 0.640 | 0.699 (0.246–1.987) | 0.501 | |
| Other | 0.812 (0.393–1.676) | 0.573 | 0.967 (0.465–2.011) | 0.928 | 0.799 (0.387–1.650) | 0.544 | |
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| Mother education status | Uneducated | Ref. | |||||
| Primary | 1.274 (1.139–2.541) | 0.001∗ | 3.087 (1.557–6.121) | 0.001∗ | 2.541 (1.160–5.569) | 0.001∗ | |
| Secondary | 1.413 (1.185–3.919) | 0.030∗ | 2.485 (1.108–5.571) | 0.027∗ | 3.279 (1.516–7.094) | 0.019∗ | |
| Diploma | 1.085 (0.398–2.957) | 0.873 | 0.805 (0.294–2.208) | 0.674 | 2.451 (1.034–5.813) | 0.510 | |
| Degree and above | 0.678 (0.311–1.477) | 0.328 | 1.348 (0.617–2.944) | 0.454 | 7.125 (2.867–17.710) | 0.595 | |
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| Father education status | Uneducated | Ref. | |||||
| Primary | 2.605 (1.191–5.699) | 0.017∗ | 0.574 (0.262–1.256) | 0.165 | 2.541 [1.160–5.569) | 0.020∗ | |
| Secondary | 3.544 (1.643–7.648) | 0.001∗ | 0.318 (0.147–0.689) | 0.004∗ | 3.279 [1.516–7.094) | 0.003∗ | |
| Diploma | 2.725 (1.138–6.523) | 0.024∗ | 0.428 (0.179–1.024) | 0.057 | 2.451 [1.034–5.813) | 0.042∗ | |
| Degree and above | 8.308 (3.299–20.923) | 0.001∗ | 0.135 (0.053–0.341) | 0.001∗ | 7.125 [2.867–17.710) | 0.001∗ | |
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| Any service in area | No | Ref. | |||||
| Yes | 3.230 (1.908–5.469) | 0.001∗ | 0.392 (0.230–0.668) | 0.001∗ | 2.475 (1.469–4.168) | 0.001∗ | |
| I do not know | 2.559 (1.216–5.385) | 0.013∗ | 0.345 (0.162–0.733) | 0.006∗ | 1.476 (0.706–3.086) | 0.301 | |
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| Source of information | Parent | Ref. | |||||
| Friend | 0.927 (0.430–1.995) | 0.846 | 1.733 (0.805–3.730) | 0.160 | 0.738 (0.346–1.572) | 0.431 | |
| Teacher | 1.657 (0.774–3.544) | 0.193 | 0.663 (0.312–1.408) | 0.285 | 1.691 (0.802–3.565) | 0.168 | |
| Newspaper | 0.119 (0.027–0.529) | 0.005∗ | 7.776 (1.764–34.290) | 0.007∗ | 0.151 (0.034–0.668) | 0.013∗ | |
| Media | 0.288 (0.112–0.738) | 0.009∗ | 5.177 (1.944–13.787) | 0.001∗ | 0.305 (0.119–0.785) | 0.014∗ | |
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| Religion | Orthodox | Ref. | |||||
| Protestant | 0.981 (0.527–1.823) | 0.951 | 1.455 (0.781–2.711) | 0.237 | 0.936 (0.508–1.724) | 0.832 | |
| Catholic | 0.713 (0.333–1.527) | 0.384 | 1.696 (0.790–3.639) | 0.175 | 0.728 (0.341–1.554) | 0.412 | |
| Muslim | 0.807 (0.404–1.609) | 0.542 | 1.590 (0.792–3.193) | 0.192 | 0.796 (0.401–1.579) | 0.514 | |
| Other | 0.314 (0.110–0.896) | 0.030∗ | 7.582 (2.318–24.796) | 0.001∗ | 0.197 (0.062–0.624) | 0.006∗ | |
Ref.: reference categories, ∗significant variables at the 5% level of significance, and AOR: adjusted odds ratio.