Table 5 Multilevel mixed effect logistic regression analysis of women’s descriminatory attitude towardsPLWH, evidence from EDHS 2016 data

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Null

1.48(1.30, 1.67)

Age of the respondent

Below 20

 N/A

1.10(0.94, 1.28)

N/A

1.06(0.90, 1.23)

20 to 25

 N/A

1.15(1.01, 1.32)

N/A

1.12(0.98, 1.29)

26 to 35

 N/A

0.98(0.87, 1.11)

N/A

0.98(0.86, 1.10)

Above 35

 N/A

Reff

N/A

Reff

Marital status

Married

N/A

Reff

N/A

Reff

Notmarried

N/A

0.71(0.64, 0.79)

N/A

0.75(0.67, 0.83)**

Educational status

No formal education

N/A

Reff

N/A

Reff

Primary education

N/A

0.57(0.51, 0.64)

N/A

0.58(0.51,0.65)**

Secondary

N/A

0.27(0.23, 0.32)

N/A

0.28(0.24, 0.33)**

Above Secondary

N/A

0.17(0.14, 0.21)

N/A

0.18(0.14, 0.23)**

Wealth status

Poorest

N/A

Reff

N/A

Reff

Poorer

N/A

0.90(0.76, 1.06)

N/A

0.93(0.78, 1.10)

Middle

N/A

0.79(0.66, 0.94)

N/A

0.82(0.69, 0.98)**

Richer

N/A

0.68(0.57, 0.81)

N/A

0.73(0.61, 0.86)**

Richest

N/A

0.33(0.27, 0.39)

N/A

0.51(0.41, 0.63)**

Ever been tested for HIV

No

N/A

Reff

N/A

Reff

Yes

N/A

0.62(0.56, 0.69)

N/A

0.64(0.58, 0.71)**

Comprehensive HIV knowledge

No

N/A

Reff

N/A

Reff

Yes

N/A

0.46(0.41, 0.52)

N/A

0.47(0.42, 0.52)**

Media exposure

Yes

N/A

Reff

N/A

Reff

No

N/A

1.35(1.21, 1.52)

N/A

1.30(1.17, 1.46)*

Place of residence

Urban

N/A

N/A

Reff

Reff

Rural

N/A

N/A

8.00(6.70, 9.35)

2.04(1.64, 2.54)*

Religion

Orthodox

N/A

N/A

0.68(0.58, 0.80)

0.67(0.57, 0.78)**

Muslim

N/A

N/A

1.25(1.06, 1.48)

0.87(0.73, 1.03)

Protestant

N/A

N/A

Reff

Reff

Other

N/A

N/A

1.67(1.10, 2.53)

1.43(0.92, 2.21)