Research Article

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Sexually Transmitted Infections among Jimma University Students, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Risk factors for sexually transmitted infections among university students (n = 189).

VariablesSTICORAOR
PositiveNegative95% CI value95% CI value

Sexual partnerOne8 (6.00)125 (94.0)1.00
More than one19 (33.9)37 (66.1)8.02 (3.5–19.81)0.0002.09 (0.62–7.10)0.223
Condom usageYes13 (12.3)93 (87.7)1.00
No14 (16.9)69 (83.1)1.45 (0.64–3.29)0.371
Sex after taking alcoholYes20 (50.0)20 (50.0)20.29 (7.62–54.04)0.00018.79 (5.00–70.7)0.000
No7 (4.7)142 (95.3)1.00
Condom use after taking alcoholYes5 (25.0)15 (75.0)1.00
No7 (35.0)13 (65.0)1.62 (0.41–6.34)0.492
Chewing khatYes6 (22.2)21 (77.8)1.92 (0.69–5.30)0.2091.5 (0.41–5.59)0.539
No21 (13.0)141 (87.0)1.00

 = Reference value.