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Table 4 Socio-demographic factors influencing HIV knowledge

From: Knowledge of HIV/AIDS among older adults (50 years and above) in a peri-urban setting: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Variable

Knowledge of HIV score

Univariate

Multivariate*

 

<  50

>  50

OR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Age

 50–55

31

30

1.00

1.00

 56–60

10

8

0.49 (0.41–3.02)

1.21 (0.35–4.31)

 61–65

5

10

2.61(0.17–2.78)

1.38 (0.04–2.29)

 >  65

4

2

3.12 (1.98–21.0)

1.99 (0.12–2.01)

Gender

 Male

30

27

1.00

1.00

 Female

23

20

4.23(3.11–4.87)

3.12(2.01–3.92)

Marital Status

 Married

37

30

1.00

1.00

 Not married

13

20

10.8 (3.54–14.49)

3.03 (1.63–58.26)

Level of Education

 None

10

28

1.00

1.00

 BECE/O level

22

21

1.08 (0.48–12.39)

1.62 (0.41–4.60)

 SSCE/A level

4

3

1.18 (0.32–4.01)

2.00 (0.17–21.05)

 HND/Bachelors

6

6

1.33 (0.81–1.92)

1.09 (0.14–1.78)

Employment Status

 Unemployed

3

2

1.00

1.00

 Employed

45

50

8.21(0.12–2.18)

2.28(1.03–9.61)

Religion

 Christian

20

35

1.00

1.00

 Muslim

19

20

3.11(1.13–4.18)

0.22 (0.18–2.95)

 Traditionalist

2

3

1.15 (0.31–4.05)

2.01 (0.13–21.08)

 No religion

0

1

1.68 (0.53–1.97)

1.15 (0.11–1.73)

HIV Status

 Not positive

12

38

1.00

1.00

 Positive

27

23

2.51(3.10–20.19)

2.25(1.02–8.68)*

  1. *Mutually adjusted, OR = Odds Ratio, CI = Confidence Interval, AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio, 1.00 = Reference group, *p < 0.05