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Table 9 Association of socio-demographic variable and practice with ever VCT service use among high school students in Debre-berhan Town, January 2010

From: Perception of High School Students on risk for acquiring HIV and utilization of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) service for HIV in Debre-berhan Town, Ethiopia: a quantitative cross-sectional study

Variables Ever used VCT OR (95% CI)
  Yes No Crude Adjusted*
Age
  15-19 114 194 0.6 (0.3, 1.3) 0.6 (0.3, 1.3)
  20-24 16 15 1.0 1.0
Sex
  Male 61 100 1.1 (0.7, 1.7) 1.1 (0.7, 1.8)
  Female 89 109 1.0 1.0
Marital status
  Single 124 208 0.2 (0.02, 1.5) 0.1 (0.01, 1.5)
  Married 4 1 1.0 1.0
Educational status
  9 - 10 93 147 1.1 (0.7, 1.8) 1.2 (0.7, 2.1)
  11-12 37 62 1.0 1.0
Ever had sex
  Yes 15 15 0.7 (0.4, 1.5) 2.2 (0.5, 9.0)
  No 115 194 1.0 1.0
Condom use
  Yes 6 7 2.3 (0.8, 6.1) 4.5 (1.1, 23.3)**
  No 134 192 1.0 1.0
Risk perception
  Low 124 199 0.9 (0.3, 2.6) 1.0 (0.3, 4.02)
  High 6 10 1.0 1.0
  1. NB** = significant (P<0.05).
  2. Adjusted*: for age, sex, marital status, education, ever practiced sex, condom use and risk perception.
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