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 |
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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 | Â | Â | Â |
   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 |