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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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