Research Article
Factors Associated with HIV/AIDS in Sudan
Table 4
Stepwise multiple logistic regression of predictors for risk variables.
| Variable | Odds ratio | P value | 95% CI |
| Marital status | | | | Single | 1 | | | Married | 2.32 | 0.027 | 1.09–3.42 | Divorced | 1.68 | 0.011 | 1.02–3.21 | Religion | | | | Non-Muslims | 1 | | | Muslims | 0.36 | 0.003 | 0.15–0.93 | Circumcision | | | | No | 1 | | | Yes | 2.41 | 0.014 | 1.13–3.28 | Age at first sex | | | | <20 | 1 | | | 20–<25 | 1.58 | 0.014 | 1.05–3.58 | 25–≤30 | 0.86 | 0.082 | 0.37–1.59 | >30 | 0.47 | 0.037 | 0.01–0.93 | Number of sexual partners | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | 1.03 | 0.087 | 0.48–2.33 | 3 | 3.51 | 0.004 | 1.28–5.68 | ≥4 | 4.22 | 0.001 | 2.15–5.72 | Misconception knowledge | | | | Yes | 1 | | | No | 2.34 | 0.012 | 1.39–4.34 | Education level | | | | Illiterate | 1 | | | Elementary and intermediate | 1.02 | 0.43 | 0.28–3.41 | Secondary | 0.97 | 0.27 | 0.35–2.89 | University and above | 0.46 | 0.006 | 0.02–1.31 |
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