Selected sociodemographic and behavioural risk factors associated with “no condom use” in STI patients reporting sex during the symptomatic period (n=231)
| Condom | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | No (%) | OR | *Adjusted OR (0.95 CI) | p Value |
| *Adjusted for sex, age, marital status, education, residence, occupation, partners, and previous medication. | ||||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 60/97 (62) | 1 | 1 | |
| Female | 110/134 ( 82) | 2.8 | 2.5 (1.1–6.2) | 0.04 |
| Age | ||||
| <20 years | 146/198 (74) | 0.9 | 0.9 (0.3–2.4) | 0.78 |
| >20 years | 24/33 (73) | 1 | 1 | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single/divorced/widowed | 33/54 (61) | 1 | 1 | |
| Married | 137/177 (77) | 2.2 | 1.5 (0.6-3.3) | 0.36 |
| Education | ||||
| <8 years | 154/196 (79) | 4.4 | 2.6 (1.1-6.2) | 0.03 |
| >8 years | 16/35 (46) | 1 | 1 | |
| Residence | ||||
| Semiurban towns | 21/46 (46) | 1 | 1 | |
| Villages | 149/185 (81) | 4.9 | 4.0 (1.9-8.5) | <0.001 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Farmers | 90/105 (86) | 3.5 | 1.3 (0.5-3.2) | 0.63 |
| Non-farmers | 80/126 (64) | 1 | 1 | |
| Partners | ||||
| Same partner | 144/191 (75) | 1.7 | 0.9 (0.4-2.2) | 0.82 |
| Different partner | 26/40 (65) | 1 | 1 | |
| Previous medication | ||||
| Traditional medicine alone | 41/45 (91) | 4.5 | 4.1 (1.3-12.9) | 0.01 |
| Other sources | 129/186 (69) | 1 | 1 | |