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Table 4 Factors associated with STIs related care-seeking behavior for among reproductive age women in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016

From: Sexually transmitted infections related care-seeking behavior and associated factors among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: further analysis of the 2016 demographic and health survey

Explanatory variable

Care-seeking behavior for STIs

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Residence

Urban

1

1

Rural

0.31 (0.20, 0.47)

1.18 (0.36, 3.84)

Educational status

No education

1

1

Primary

2.05 (1.32, 3.20)

1.08 (0.54, 2.18)

Secondary

3.90 (1.88, 8.08)

1.19 (0.34, 4.16)

Higher

2.36 (1.27, 4.39)

0.16 (0.03, 0.87)*

Women currently working

Yes

1

1

No

1.48 (1.00, 2.18)

0.79 (0.42, 1.47)

Husband occupation

Not working

1

1

Professional

8.71 (3.30, 23.02)

3.93 (1.27, 12.18)

Agriculture

1.55 (0.59, 4.04)

1.00 (0.33, 3.00)

Unskilled

5.72 (1.30, 25.16)

6.99 (1.34, 36.48)*

Don’t know

23.73 (5.67, 99.38)

12.79 (2.24,73.11)**

Husband education

No education

1

1

Primary

0.95 (0.55, 1.65)

0.79 (0.38, 1.63)

Secondary

3.09 (1.47, 6.49)

0.92 (0.31, 2.73)

Higher

5.41 (2.67, 10.99)

5.66 (1.36, 23.51)*

Don’t know

29.39 (1.75, 493.43)

18.37 (0.68, 498.00)

Wealth index

Poorest

1

1

Poorer

1.76 (0.76, 4.05)

2.97 (0.95, 9.29)

Middle

1.65 (0.70, 3.91)

2.90 (0.95, 8.88)

Richer

4.34 (1.98, 9.50)

4.68 (1.52, 14.39)**

Richest

6.78 (3.30, 13.94)

6.89 (1.90, 24.81)**

Frequency of watching television

Not at all

1

1

Less than once a week

1.76 (1.03, 3.01)

1.90 (0.85, 4.28)

At least once a week

3.57 (2.14, 5.95)

1.51 (0.48, 4.74)

Frequency of reading newspaper

Not at all

1

1

Less than once a week

2.80 (1.54, 5.09)

0.62 (0.22, 1.77)

At least once a week

1.98 (0.91, 4.30)

0.62 (0.15, 2.64)

Ever heard about STIs

No

1

1

Yes

6.58 (2.03, 21.34)

11.98 (1.25, 115.13)

Ever been tested for HIV

No

1

1

Yes

3.10 (2.05, 4.69)

1.15 (0.62, 2.14)

Currently pregnant

Yes

1

1

No

1.77(0.89, 3.49)

4.87 (1.93, 12.28)**

  1. *Significant at p < to 0.05; **significant at p < to 0.01