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Table 4 Association between socio-demographic and psychosocial factors and knowledge of HIV/AIDS.

From: What do young adults know about the HIV/AIDS epidemic? Findings from a population based study in Karachi, Pakistan

 

Males (n = 605)

Females (n = 655)

Socio-demographic

All

Poor knowledge

Crude OR

All

Poor knowledge

Crude OR

Factors

N

n %

95% CI

N

n %

95% CI

Age group (years)

19–21

382

42 (11.0%)

1

392

92 (23.5%)

1

17–18

223

47 (21.1%)

2.16 (1.37, 3.40)

263

91 (34.6%)

1.72 (1.22, 2.44)

Years of schooling

≥ 6

541

70 (12.9%)

1

541

144 (26.6%)

1

< 6

64

19 (29.7%)

2.84 (1.57, 5.14)

114

39 (34.2%)

1.43 (0.93, 2.21)

Enrolment (school/college)

Yes

364

51 (14.0%)

1

273

65 (23.8%)

1

No

241

38 (15.8%)

1.15 (0.73, 1.81)

382

118 (30.9%)

1.43 (1.01, 2.04)

Working status

Not working (including students)

468

64 (13.7)

1

602

168 (27.9)

1

Working

137

25 (18.2)

1.41 (0.85, 2.34)

53

15 (28.3)

1.02 (0.55, 1.90

Marital status

Ever married

3

0 (0.0)

-

94

19 (20.2%)

1

Unmarried

602

89 (14.8)

-

561

164 (29.2%)

1.63 (0.96, 2.78)

Residential status

Permanent

455

59 (13.0%)

1

418

126 (30.1%)

1

Migrant

150

30 (20.0%)

1.68 (1.03, 2.72)

237

57 (24.1%)

0.73 (0.51, 1.06)

Family type

Extended

35

6 (17.1%)

1

243

61 (25.1%)

1

Nuclear

570

83 (14.6%)

0.82 (0.33, 2.04)

412

122 (29.6%)

1.25 (0.88, 1.80)

Socio-economic status

High to middle

301

42 (14.0%)

1

294

65 (22.1%)

1

Low

304

47 (15.5%)

1.13 (0.72, 1.77)

361

118 (32.7%)

1.71 (1.20, 2.43)

Own TV

Yes

546

78 (14.3%)

1

610

170 (27.9%)

1

No

59

11 (18.6%)

1.38 (0.68, 2.76)

45

13 (28.9%)

1.05 (0.54, 2.05)

Own computer

Yes

183

17 (9.3%)

1

122

36 (29.5%)

1

No

422

72 (17.1%)

2.00 (1.15, 3.52)

533

147 (27.6%)

0.91 (0.59, 1.40)

  1. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals, n = 1,260.