Table 3 Factors associated with having multiple sexual partners among street youth in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2011
Variable | Multiple sexual partner | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
Type of street life | ||||
On the street type | 124 | 7 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Off the street types | 140 | 17 | 0.465 (0.187, 1.158) | 0.529 (0.159, 1.758) |
HIV knowledge | ||||
Comprehensive | 46 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Not comprehensive | 218 | 23 | 2.206 (0.639, 36.85) | 4.236 (0.518, 34.624) |
Average income per day | ||||
≤20 birr | 223 | 22 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
>20 birr | 41 | 2 | 2.022 (0.458, 8.932) | 2.567 (0.489, 13483) |
Former residence | ||||
Urban | 152 | 15 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Rural | 112 | 9 | 1.228 (0.519, 2.907) | 1.367 (0.505, 3.698) |
Duration on the street | ||||
≤1 year | 100 | 4 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
>1 year | 164 | 20 | 0.328 (0.109, 0.987) | 0.228 (0.045, 1.17) |
Alcohol drinking | ||||
Never | 14 | 2 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 250 | 22 | 1.623 (0.347, 7.606) | 0.565 (0.104, 3.061) |
Khat chewing | ||||
Never | 43 | 12 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 221 | 12 | 5.140 (2.166, 12.198) | 6.509 (2.494, 16.989) |
Condom use practice | ||||
Consistent | 39 | 5 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Inconsistent | 225 | 19 | 1.518 (0.535, 4.305) | 3.278 (0.762, 14.099) |