Prevalence of Consistent Condom Use and Associated Factors among Serodiscordant Couples in Ethiopia, 2020: A Mixed-Method Study
Table 3
Bivariable and multivariable regression of factors associated with consistence condom use among serodiscordant couples, 2020.
Characteristics
Consistent condom use
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
value
Yes
No
Marital status
Married
139
89
1
1
Unmarried
35
28
0.80 (0.455, 1.460)
0.44 (0.229, 0.877)
0.001
Partner
40
21
1.21 (1.675, 2.203)
0.91 (0.395,2.127)
0.61
Othersa
20
29
0.44 (0.233, 0.828)
0.69 (0.277,1.754)
0.10
Seropositive partner occupation
Housewife
29
26
1
1
Students
48
23
1.87 (0.905, 3.867)
0.33 (0.130, 0.846)
0.01
Employee
65
37
1.57 (0.809, 3.064)
0.39 (0.165, 0.939)
0.03
Othersb
92
81
1.01 (0.555, 1.870)
0.93 (0.458, 1.874)
0.83
Educational status
Unable to read and write
49
32
0.77 (0.424 ,1, 419)
0.73 (0.327, 1.653)
0.53
Able to read and write
44
41
0.54 (0.302, 0.980)
1.01 (0.461, 2.209)
0.15
Levels 1-8
21
8
1.33 (0.535, 3.308)
0.53 (0.189, 1.513)
0.55
Levels 9-12
51
51
0.50 (0.289, 0.890)
1.83 (0.884, 3.796)
0.33
College and above
69
35
1
1
Residency
Rural
61
51
0.80 (0.516, 1.145)
1.18 (0.708, 1.984)
0.54
Urban
173
116
1
1
Monthly average income of the spouses in Ethiopian Birr ()
Median and below
136
81
1
1
Above the median
98
86
0.72(0.485,0.1.070)
0.80(0.486,1.335)
0.26
Did you live together with your partner?
Yes
119
107
1
1
No
115
60
1.72(1.147,2.589)
1.86(1.197,2.195)
0.009
Type of partner
Temporary
69
40
0.58(0.36,0.937)
0.67(0.383,1.937)
0.47
Permanent
218
74
1
1
Did you use medication/alcohol before sexual intercourse?
Yes
72
45
1
1
No
162
122
0.82(0.534,1.289)
0.85(0.514,1.419)
0.83
Received advice about condom use at every ART visit
Yes
173
56
1.57(1.015,2.432)
1.90(1.182,3.076)
0.04
No
114
58
1
Knowledge of participants about condom
Knowledgeable
163
100
1.53(1.014,2.332)
1.61(1.031,2.525)
0.03
Not knowledgeable
71
67
1
1
aWidowed, separated, and divorced; bdaily laborers, farmer, merchant, pension. The bold confidence intervals and values indicate the presence of statistical significance of variables.
