Table 4 The association between Socio-demographic characteristics profiles and knowledge about female condom among female students admitted in higher training institutions within Dodoma, Tanzania (n = 384)

 Institution I

1.021

0.063

0.852

2.877

0.925

0.902

0.228

1.034

 Institution II

1

1

 Health Sciences

2.014

0.016

1.743

4.020

1.769

0.036

0.836

3.240

 Social Science

0.532

0.138

0.195

1.271

0.339

0.172

0.147

1.030

 Humanities

0.883

0.076

0.502

1.935

0.611

0.139

0.203

1.314

 Education

1.034

0.082

0.634

2.731

0.933

0.102

0.530

2.553

 Informatics and Virtual Sciences

0.774

0.091

0.348

2.441

0.467

0.162

0.108

1.005

 Natural and Mathematical sciences

1.723

0.073

0.872

4.404

1.301

0.112

0.632

3.932

 Earth sciences

1

1

 1^st yr.

1

1

 2^nd yr.

0.772

0.082

0.445

2.067

0.476

0.124

0.103

1.471

 3^rd yr.

1.843

0.037

0.721

3.329

1.344

0.042

0.645

2.940

 4^th yr.

2.103

0.022

1.545

4.833

1.901

0.039

0.934

3.663

 < 18 yrs.

1

1

 19–24 yrs.

0.553

0.138

0.106

1.068

0.218

1.144

0.025

0.971

 25–34 yrs.

2.004

0.019

1.046

5.233

1.663

0.048

0.894

3.205

 > 35 yrs.

4.221

0.001

2.011

7.881

3.574

0.015

1.034

5.139

 In-campus

3.022

0.001

1.064

7.211

2.422

0.011

1.101

5.290

 Off-campus

1

 Single

2.472

0.013

1.310

5.116

1.992

0.035

0.820

3.201

 Cohabitating

0.962

0.126

0.361

2.454

0.703

0.155

0.321

2.087

 Divorced

1.003

0.078

0.903

3.022

0.909

0.134

0.528

2.311

 Married

1

1

 Muslim

1

 Christian

0.754

0.091

0.235

2.042

0.446

0.120

0.185

1.772

 Yes

7.203

0.001

4.021

11.042

5.307

0.001

2.310

9.209

 No

1

1

 Yes

0.821

0.037

0.452

1.899

0.663

0.103

0.177

1.542

 No

1

1

 Yes

3.206

0.002

1.043

7.322

2.990

0.007

1.003

5.094

 No

1

1

 Yes

2.118

0.027

1.338

5.204

1.788

0.041

0.768

3.210

 No

1