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Table 5 Logistic regression of demographic factors influencing VCT service utilisation

From: Factors influencing uptake of voluntary counselling and testing services for HIV/AIDS in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality (LMKM) in the Eastern Region of Ghana: a cross-sectional household survey

Variables

OR

95 % CI

p

Age (years)

 18–27

1.0

  

 28–37

0.8

(0.16–2.52)

(0.312)

 ≥ 38

1.3

(0.23–7.00)

(0.789)

Gender

 Male

1.0

  

 Female

1.1

(0.39–2.90)

(0.886)

Marital status

 Unmarried

1.0

  

 Married

1.1

(0.41–2.69)

0.909

Religion

 Non-Christians

1.0

  

 Christians

0.9

(0.18–2.38)

(0.529)

Education level

 No education

1.0

  

 Primary

1.8

(1.25–2.84)

(<0.001)

 JHS

2.3

(1.54–3.37)

(<0.001)

 SHS

2.8

(1.73–4.78)

(<0.001)

 Tertiary

3.4

(1.98–8.42)

(<0.000)

  1. Notes: results by multivariate analyses
  2. OR odd ratios, CI confident interval, p probability value