Research Article

Factors Associated with Condom Knowledge, Attitude, and Use among Black Heterosexual Men in Ontario, Canada

Table 2

Factors associated with condom knowledge, attitude, and use among ACB men in Ontario.

KnowledgeAttitudeCondom use

Age groups (65/+)
15–19 years1.25
[1.02, 1.53]
2.03
[1.24, 3.34]
1.38
[0.95, 2.02]
20–29 years1.15
[0.91, 1.44]
0.89
[0.54, 1.46]
1.58
[1.01, 2.48]
30–39 years1.78
[1.41, 2.24]
1.74
[1.12, 2.70]
2.00
[1.21, 3.31]
40–49 years2.68
[2.12, 3.37]
2.95
[1.88, 4.64]
2.77
[1.67, 4.60]
50–59 years1.38
[0.63, 3.00]
1.24
[0.42, 3.67]
0.12
[0.01, 1.62]
60–64 years1.20
[0.56, 2.58]
0.91
[0.32, 2.61]
0.09
[0.01, 1.19]

Currently married (no)
Yes0.99
[0.82, 1.19]
1.46
[1.20, 1.78]
1.14
[0.75, 1.74]

Ethnicity (Black African)
Black Caribbean1.45
[0.68, 3.09]
1.30
[0.46, 3.71]
0.22
[0.02, 2.94]
Black Canadian1.31
[0.62, 2.81]
1.60
[0.57, 4.54]
0.09
[0.01, 1.19]
Black Latin American1.23
[0.57, 2.64]
1.05
[0.36, 3.04]
0.14
[0.01, 1.86]

Education (completed university)
College/Preuniversity0.77
[0.47, 1.26]
0.60
[0.27, 1.31]
0.30
[0.10, 0.94]
High school0.85
[0.74, 0.98]
0.86
[0.68, 1.10]
0.89
[0.66, 1.21]
None/pre-high school1.17
[0.92, 1.49]
1.09
[0.72, 1.65]
0.86
[0.44, 1.64]

Employment (no)
Yes0.97
[0.79, 1.19]
2.19
[1.43, 3.35]
1.06
[0.71, 1.56]

Residency status (other)
Canadian citizen1.31
[1.11, 1.55]
1.44
[1.09, 1.92]
1.13
[0.76, 1.68]
Landed immigrant or permanent resident1.21
[0.99, 1.48]
1.34
[0.95, 1.90]
1.26
[0.79, 2.01]

Self-reported health (not good)
Good1.33
[1.00, 1.77]
1.58
[1.09, 2.30]
0.37
[0.08, 1.70]

No. of partners in last 12 months (1–3)
4-51.27
[0.95, 1.68]
1.18
[0.80, 1.75]
1.20
[0.32, 4.45]
>51.52
[1.14, 2.02]
1.94
[1.26, 2.97]
0.94
[0.27, 3.30]

Visited sexual health clinic (no)
Yes1.78
[1.30, 2.44]
1.15
[0.65, 2.00]
1.70
[0.48, 6.01]

Difficulty in getting sexual healthcare (no)
Yes0.89
[0.55, 1.43]
0.45
[0.21, 0.97]
1.24
[0.41, 3.77]

N.B.: = significant at . = significant at . = significant at .