Research Article
Utilization of Voluntary Counseling and Testing Experience among Mizan-Tepi University Students in Southwestern Ethiopia
Table 1
Descriptive statistics and association test for voluntary counseling and testing experience status among MTU students.
| | Variables | Categories | Have you Experienced VCT? | Total (%) | Chi-Square | DF | -value | | No | Yes | | Count (%) | Count (%) |
| | Sex | Female | 146 (36.7) | 91(22.9) | 237(59.5) | 3.964 | 1 | 0.046 | | Male | 83 (20.9) | 78 (19.6) | 161 (40.5) | | | | | Age | 18–20 | 45 (11.5) | 22 (5.5) | 67 (16.8) | 24.873 | 2 | 0.001 | | 21–22 | 86 (21.6) | 106 (26.6) | 192 (48.2) | | | | | 23 and above | 98 (24.6) | 41 (10.3) | 139 (35.0) | | | |
| | Religion | Orthodox | 60 (15.1) | 51 (12.8) | 111 (27.9) | 6.763 | 4 | 0.149 | | Protestant | 56 (14.1) | 51 (12.8) | 107 (26.9) | | | | | Catholic | 39 (9.8) | 24 (6.0) | 63 (15.8) | | | | | Muslim | 51 (12.8) | 36 (9.0) | 87 (21.9) | | | | | Others | 23 (5.8) | 7 (1.8) | 30 (7.5) | | | |
| | Region | Oromia | 54 (13.6) | 46 (11.6) | 100 (25.1) | 5.396 | 6 | 0.494 | | Tigray | 17 (4.3) | 9 (2.3) | 26 (6.5) | | | | | Amhara | 25 (6.3) | 28 (7.0) | 53 (13.3) | | | | | SNNPR | 41 (10.3) | 25 (6.3) | 66 (16.6) | | | | | Addis Ababa | 41 (10.3) | 24 (6.0) | 65 (16.3) | | | | | Gambella | 13 (3.3) | 12 (3.0) | 25 (6.3) | | | | | Others | 38 (9.5) | 25 (6.3) | 63 (15.8) | | | |
| | Mother Education | Illiterate | 75 (18.8) | 60 (15.1) | 135 (33.9) | 9.244 | 4 | 0.045 | | Primary School | 63 (15.8) | 31 (7.8) | 94 (23.6) | | | | | Secondary School | 42 (10.6) | 24 (6.0) | 66 (16.6) | | | | | Diploma | 18 (4.5) | 23 (5.8) | 41 (10.3) | | | | | Degree | 31 (7.8) | 31 (7.8) | 62 (15.6) | | | |
| | Father Education | Illiterate | 64 (16.1) | 27 (6.8) | 91 (22.9) | 15.271 | 4 | 0.004 | | Primary School | 46 (11.6) | 28 (7.0) | 74 (18.6) | | | | | Secondary School | 58 (14.6) | 46 (11.6) | 104 (26.1) | | | | | Diploma | 35 (8.8) | 29 (7.3) | 64 (16.1) | | | | | Degree | 26 (6.5) | 39 (9.8) | 65 (16.3) | | | |
| | Service access | No | 171 (43.0) | 98 (24.6) | 269 (67.6) | 12.356 | 1 | 0.001 | | Yes | 58 (14.6) | 71 (178) | 129 (32.4) | | | |
| | Source of information | Parent | 17 (4.3) | 14 (3.5) | 31 (7.8) | 25.589 | 3 | 0.001 | | Friend | 71 (17.8) | 60 (15.1) | 131 (32.9) | | | | | Health worker | 69 (17.3) | 77 (19.3) | 146 (36.7) | | | | | Mass media | 72 (18.1) | 18 (4.5) | 90 (22.6) | | | |
| | Know about STI | No | 138 (34.7) | 115 (28.9) | 253 (63.6) | 2.545 | 1 | 0.111 | | Yes | 91 (22.9) | 54 (13.6) | 145 (36.4) | | | |
| | Having sexual partner | No | 156 (39.2) | 133 (33.4) | 289 (72.6) | 5.469 | 1 | 0.019 | | Yes | 36 (9.0) | 73 (18.3) | 109 (27.4) | | | |
| | Students residence | Urban | 102 (25.6) | 79 (19.8) | 181 (45.5) | 0.191 | 1 | 0.662 | | Rural | 127 (31.9) | 90 (22.6) | 217 (54.5) | | | |
| | Media access | No | 136 (34.2) | 110 (27.6) | 246 (61.8) | 1.338 | 1 | 0.247 | | Yes | 93 (23.4) | 59 (14.8) | 152 (38.2) | | | |
| | Attitudes toward VCT | Negative | 111 (27.9) | 103 (25.9) | 214 (53.8) | 6.088 | 1 | 0.014 | | Positive | 118 (29.6) | 66 (16.6) | 184 (46.2) | | | |
| | Knowledge about VCT | No | 95 (23.9) | 85 (21.4) | 180 (45.2) | 3.047 | 1 | 0.081 | | Yes | 134 (33.7) | 84 (21.1) | 218 (54.8) | | | |
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