Association between Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sources of the Previous Point of Care among Nigerians: Findings from Three National HIV and AIDS Reproductive Health Surveys
Table 5
Bivariate logistic regression of factors affecting knowledge of STI and other related knowledge.
Variable
Good knowledge of STIa OR (95% CI)
Good knowledge of ALLb OR (95% CI)
>2005
2007
2012
2005
2007
2012
Facilities visited
None
Referent
Health Facility
2.00 (1.18–3.38)
2.16 (1.34–3.47)
2.21 (1.72–2.84)
3.68 (2.27–5.96)
2.12 (1.49–3.01)
2.87 (2.28–3.61)
Pharm/PMV
3.08 (1.71–5.54)
1.68 (0.89–3.15)
2.22 (1.66–2.97)
3.15 (1.74–5.70)
2.56 (1.56–4.19)
2.32 (1.78–3.04)
Others
1.17 (0.54–2.53)
1.72 (0.77–3.82)
1.97 (1.35–2.87)
0.70 (0.42–1.18)
1.57 (0.86–2.86)
2.16 (1.52–3.07)
Had treatment
No
Referent
Yes
2.07 (1.31–3.29)
1.97 (1.28–3.04)
2.17 (1.74–2.72)
2.23 (1.56–3.20)
2.13 (1.56–2.89)
2.56 (2.12–3.11)
Sex
Female
Referent
Male
0.98 (0.62–1.54)
1.61 (1.05–2.47)
0.91 (0.74–1.13)
1.08 (0.73–1.59)
0.98 (0.70–1.37)
1.03 (0.85–1.25)
Residence
Rural
Referent
Urban
1.23 (0.81–1.87)
0.52 (0.34–0.81)
1.22 (0.98–1.53)
1.98 (1.36–2.86)
1.50 (1.10–2.04)
1.84 (1.48–2.29)
Age
15–19
Referent
20–24
1.80 (0.84–3.85)
0.99 (0.53–1.86)
0.87 (0.59–1.29)
1.33 (0.79–2.24)
1.46 (0.94–2.27)
1.37 (1.01–1.89)
25–34
2.50 (1.23–5.09)
0.99 (0.54–1.82)
1.41 (1.01–1.97)
1.90 (1.14–3.17)
1.71 (1.11–2.63)
1.27 (0.95–1.70)
35–49
2.55 (1.2–5.42)
1.57 (0.83–2.95)
1.58 (1.11–2.25)
0.97 (0.57–1.65)
1.50 (0.93–2.43)
1.38 (1.01–1.88)
50–64
2.84 (0.8–11.8)
1.25 (0.25–6.16)
1.54 (0.88–2.7)
2.93 (0.62–13.9)
1.14 (0.35–3.78)
1.57 (0.93–2.66)
Zone
North West
Referent
North Central
1.91 (0.98–3.74)
1.20 (0.6–2.15)
0.77 (0.5–1.06)
3.64 (1.9–6.84)
2.21 (1.4–3.32)
1.06 (0.8–1.39)
North East
2.28 (1.13–4.63)
0.84 (0.3–1.98)
0.62 (0.4–0.92)
1.15 (0.6–2.05)
1.74 (1.0–3.00)
1.03 (0.7–1.41)
South East
3.13 (1.4–6.71)
3.13 (1.5–6.41)
1.36 (0.9–1.96)
2.84 (1.3–6.13)
6.82 (3.0–15.2)
2.01 (1.4–2.87)
South South
1.11 (0.5–2.32)
1.64 (0.8–3.11)
2.03 (1.4–2.80)
2.27 (1.2–4.04)
3.65 (2.1–6.09)
2.87 (2.0–3.96)
South West
0.69 (0.3–1.42)
0.94 (0.4–2.08)
0.99 (0.6–1.53)
2.55 (1.5–4.22)
2.23 (1.3–3.80)
1.50 (1.0–2.20)
Economic status
Lowest
Referent
Middle
na
na
1.48 (1.13–1.94)
na
na
2.41 (1.88–3.09)
Highest
na
na
1.64 (1.29–2.07)
na
na
3.43 (2.73–4.31)
Education
No formal education
Referent
Primary/Qur’anic
1.99 (0.96–4.12)
1.79 (0.91–3.54)
1.41 (1.01–1.97)
1.57 (0.97–2.54)
1.68 (1.07–2.63)
1.96 (1.48–2.60)
Secondary
1.87 (0.92–3.80)
1.41 (0.73–2.71)
1.57 (1.17–2.11)
4.02 (2.44–6.60)
2.82 (1.84–4.31)
3.59 (2.78–4.63)
Higher
3.46 (1.55–7.72)
2.20 (1.03–4.72)
1.91 (1.31–2.80)
9.19 (3.88–21.8)
6.58 (3.42–12.7)
8.2 (5.44–12.36)
Religion
Islam
Referent
Other Christian
0.96 (0.61–1.52)
1.63 (1.03–2.58)
1.75 (1.38–2.22)
2.2 (1.48–3.26)
2.49 (1.77–3.51)
2.39 (1.93–2.95)
Catholics
1.12 (0.60–2.10)
2.17 (1.23–3.82)
1.54 (1.13–2.10)
2.72 (1.48–5.03)
2.44 (1.52–3.91)
2.26 (1.71–3.00)
Others
0.46 (0.06–3.69)
na
0.89 (0.33-2.39)
0.73 (0.22–2.46)
1.81 (0.33–10.0)
0.73 (0.34–1.61)
Marital status
Currently married
Referent
Widowed
0.86 (0.24–3.03)
1.67 (0.65–4.32)
0.9 (0.55–1.45)
0.97 (0.36–2.62)
0.94 (0.42–2.09)
1.09 (0.71–1.67)
Never married
0.95 (0.61–1.48)
0.89 (0.58–1.37)
0.8 (0.64–1.01)
1.34 (0.92–1.96)
1.65 (1.19–2.27)
1.45 (1.18–1.78)
∗Significant at 5%; aKnowledge of STI; bKnowledge of STI, HIV transmission and prevention and PMTCT; na, Not Available; Or, Odds ratio; CI, Confidence Interval.
