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Table 3 Factor associated with boatmen's sexual intercourse with any non-marital female partners in last 12 months

From: An assessment of vulnerability to HIV infection of boatmen in Teknaf, Bangladesh

Independent variables

Crude odds ratio (95%CI)

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Marital status

   Married†

   Single

1.68(1.12–2.55)

1.20(0.68–2.09)

0.528

Age group in years

   Age < 25 yrs †

   25+ yrs

0.48(0.32–0.72)

0.47(0.27–0.81)*

0.007

Educational attainments

   Had formal schooling †

   Had no formal schooling

1.63(1.05–2.54)

1.48(0.92–2.38)

0.106

Income

   < 3000 Taka †

   3000+ Taka

0.55(0.33–0.92)

0.62(0.34–1.12)

0.116

Type of boatmen

   Local fishing †

   Deep sea fishing

0.53(0.34–0.82)

0.35(0.20–0.60)*

0.000

   Non-fishing

0.91(0.43–1.95)

0.25(0.94–0.69)*

0.007

Types of activities of boatmen

   

   Pilot †

   

   Helper

1.22(0.78–1.97)

0.93(0.51–1.71)

0.825

   Fisherman

0.93(0.62–1.40)

0.55(0.30–0.99)

0.050

   Engineman

1.29(0.75–2.23)

1.03(0.52–2.04)

0.928

Knowledge on mode of transmission of HIV

   Knew HIV could be transmitted through sexual intercourse †

   Did not know HIV could be transmitted through sexual intercourse

1.19(0.59–2.93)

1.15(0.52–2.52)

0.735

Individual risk perception

   Perceived risk of being infected with HIV †

   Perceived no risk for self

0.86(0.56–1.33)

0.66(0.40–1.09)

0.106

  1. * Statistically significant
  2. † Reference category