Reproductive health for refugees by refugees in Guinea IV: Peer education and HIV knowledge, attitudes, and reported practices

Table 1 Demographic characteristics, comparing women to men

Demographic variables	Men (%)	Women (%)	OR (95%CI)¹
All participants:	n = 445 (100)	n = 444 (100)
Age**
Youth (15-24)	162 (36)	190 (43)
Mature (25-49)	283 (64)	254 (57)	4.26^b,d (2.69-6.74)
*Country of origin*
Sierra Leone	436 (98)	432 (97)	0.76 (0.34-1.68)
Liberia	7 (2)	12 (3)	1.65 (0.73-3.71)
Other⁺	2 (0)	0 (0)	-
*Arrival in camp*
Before 1996	202 (45)	188 (42)
1996 or later	243 (55)	256 (58)	1.08^b-d (0.91-1.28)
Education**
No formal education	181 (41)	316 (71)
Some formal education	264 (59)	128 (29)	2.97^a,b,d (2.16-4.07)
Marital status**
Ever married	275 (62)	375 (84)
Never married	170 (38)	69 (16)	6.43^c,d (3.87-10.68)
*Religion*
Catholic	82 (18)	88 (20)	1.27^b,c,d (0.93-1.75)
Protestant	173 (39)	184 (41)	1.08^a,c,d (0.85-1.38)
Muslim*	190 (43)	172 (39)	0.72^b,c,d (0.55-0.93)
Sexually experienced participants:	n = 392 (100)	n = 418 (100)
*Age at sexual debut*
14 years or less	40 (10)	62 (15)
15 years or older/Unknown	352 (90)	356 (85)	1.56^a,b (0.94-2.57)
Ever married participants:	n = 275 (100)	n = 375 (100)
*Age at marriage* ^++, **
<18 years old	16 (6)	277 (74)
≥ 18 years old	259 (94)	97 (26)	40.19^b,c (23.1-70.0)
Marital status*
Widowed/Separated	24 (8)	55 (12)
Currently married	251 (91)	320 (85)	1.80^a-d (1.02-3.17)
Residence of spouse**
Living separately	38 (14)	100 (27)
Living together in camp	237 (86)	275 (73)	2.47^b-d (1.59-3.87)

NB: *Χ² p-value ≤ 0.05; **Χ² p-value ≤ 0.001. ⁺OR calculation only relevant and displayed if cell n ≥ 5. ⁺⁺One participant dropped because she did not give her age at marriage. ¹Adjusted for education, age, ever married, and age at sexual debut unless outcome is adjusted variable. ^a Not adjusted for education; ^b Not adjusted for age; ^c Not adjusted for ever married; ^d Not adjusted for age at sexual debut.

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