Table
5: Multivariate
Analysis on parent-adolescent HIV/AIDS communication by different
socio-demographic variables in Kemebata Temebaro Zone, February 2012.
|
Variable |
HIV/AIDS
communication |
COR (95% CI) |
AOR (95% CI) |
|
|
Yes |
No |
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|
Sex |
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|
Male |
295
(70.6%) |
123
(29.4%) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
|
Female |
217
(62.2%) |
132
(37.8%) |
0.685 (0.507- 0.927)* |
0.736 (0.536-1.011) P > 0.05 |
|
Age category |
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|
15-17
|
309
(62.7%) |
184
(37.3%) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
|
18-19
|
203
(74.1%) |
71
(25.9%) |
1.703 (1.229- 2.359) |
1.706 (1.212- 2.403)* P
< 0.05 |
|
Level of education |
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|
Grade
nine |
252
(63.2%) |
147
(36.8%) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
|
Grade ten |
260 (70.6%) |
108 (29.4%) |
1.427
(1.054-1.932)
* |
1.384
(.998-1.920) P
> 0.05 |
|
Residence |
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|
Rural |
266 (62.4%) |
160 (37.6%) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
|
Urban |
246 (72.1%) |
95 (27.9%) |
1.558
(1.145-2.118)* |
1.503
(1.085 -2.084)* P < 0.05 |
|
Mother’s education |
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|
Can’t read and write |
152
(59.8%) |
102
(40.2%) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
|
Primary education |
150
(68.2%) |
70
(31.8%) |
1.438
(.985-2.100) |
1.29
(.863-1.930) P
> 0.05 |
|
Secondary
education &above |
210
(71.7%) |
83
(28.3%) |
1.698 (1.188-2.426) |
1.622 (1.115-2.358)* P
< 0.05 |
|
Level of Knowledge of adolescent on
HIV/AIDS prevention |
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|
Knowledgeable |
482
(69.9%) |
208
(30.1%) |
3.63 (2.233-5.903) |
3.57 (2.145-5.828)* P
< 0.05 |
|
Not Knowledgeable |
30 (39%) |
47 (61%) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
**
P-value < 0.05