HIV Preventive Behaviors and Associated Factors among Gold Mining Workers in Dima District, Southwest Ethiopia, 2019: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Factors associated with HIV preventive behaviors among mining workers in Dima district Gambella region southwest Ethiopia, November 2019.

Variables	Preventive behaviors		COR	AOR
	Yes	No
Age group
Less than 26	155	101	1	1
26 and above	124	75	1.08 (0.74-1.58)	1.55 (0.96-2.50)
Educational status
No education	28	19	1
Primary	123	100	0.84 (0.44-1.58)	0.56 (0.27-1.17)
Secondary and above	128	57	1.52 (0.79-2.95)	1.10 (0.51-2.34)
Alcohol drinking
Yes	224	160	1	1
No	55	16	2.46 (1.36-4.44)	2.86 (1.30-6.29)
Khat chewing
Yes	195	146	1
No	80	30	1.20 (1.25-3.20)	2.09 (1.09-4.02)
Smoking cigarette
Yes	112	97	1	1
No	167	79	1.83 (1.25-2.68)	1.44 (0.91-2.27)
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV
Poor	122	105	1	1
Good	156	70	1.92 (1.31-2.82)	1.81 (1.16-2.83)
Attitude towards HIV prevention
Negative	92	113	1	1
Positive	187	63	3.65 (2.45-5.42)	4.76 (3.02-7.49)
Perceived susceptibility for HIV
Low	111	103	1	1
High	168	73	2.14 (1.46-3.14)	2.63 (1.63-4.24)
Perceived severity of HIV
Low	115	103	1	1
High	162	73	1.99 (1.36-2.92)	1.50 (0.93-2.40)