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Table 5 The association between Socio-demographic characteristics profiles and attitude towards female condom among female students admitted in higher training institutions within Dodoma, Tanzania (n = 384)

From: Perceived motivators, knowledge, attitude, self-reported and intentional practice of female condom use among female students in higher training institutions in Dodoma, Tanzania

Variables

COR

P-value

95%CI

AOR

P-value

95%CI

Low

Upper

Low

Upper

Residence

 Institution I

0.734

0.057

0.152

1.457

0.552

0.141

0.199

1.709

 Institution II

1

   

1

   

Program

 Health Sciences

1. 401

0.033

0.347

3.014

1.105

0.042

0.755

3.323

 Social Science

0.803

0.068

0.248

1.544

0.430

0.176

0.109

1.845

 Humanities

0.720

0.067

0.399

1.831

0.434

0.129

0.104

1.064

 Education

0.632

0.071

0.120

1.662

0.221

0.127

0.728

1.397

 Informatics and Virtual Sciences

0.892

0.053

0.201

1.840

0.520

0.107

0.115

1.702

 Natural and Mathematical sciences

0.605

0.086

0.207

1.709

0.904

0.148

0.304

2.007

 Earth sciences

1

   

1

   

Year of Study

 1st yr.

1

   

1

   

 2nd yr.

0.609

0.078

0.191

1.565

0.207

0.108

0.095

1.047

 3rd yr.

0.771

0.090

0.201

1.740

0.458

0.117

0.088

1.042

 4th yr.

1.139

0.041

0.601

2.045

1.012

0.048

0.704

2.833

Age

 < 18 yrs.

1

   

1

   

 19–24 yrs.

1.067

0.081

0.721

3.121

0.860

0.137

0.208

2.016

 25–34 yrs.

0.847

0.029

0.299

1.652

0.551

0.223

0.110

1.663

 > 35 yrs.

1.673

0.027

0.882

3.111

1.010

0.042

0.738

2.999

Accommodation

 In-campus

1.741

0.030

0.892

2.051

1.039

0.043

0.348

2.630

 Off-campus

1

       

Marital status

 Single

1.651

0.030

0.739

3.033

1.201

0.045

0.755

2.410

 Cohabitating

1.009

0.066

0.679

2.922

0.907

0.106

0.381

2.056

 Divorced

0.567

0.012

0.107

1.777

0.309

0.067

0.015

0.891

 Married

1

   

1

   

Religion

 Muslim

1

       

 Christian

1.693

0.024

0.771

2.108

1.702

0.038

0.670

3.603

Previous training

 Yes

3.012

0.027

1.902

5.104

2.121

0.036

1.420

4.335

 No

1

   

1

   

Drug abuse

 Yes

1.801

0.084

0.703

2.102

0.761

0.122

0.203

1.971

 No

1

   

1

   

Peer groups

 Yes

1.505

0.032

0.792

2.102

1.041

0.044

0.674

2.005

 No

1

   

1

   

Academic tours

 Yes

0.765

0.081

0.107

2.011

0.501

0.104

0.206

1.110

 No

1

       

Knowledge

 Adequate

1.885

0.029

0.743

3.218

1.108

0.040

0.543

2.794

 Inadequate

1

   

1

   
  1. Source: Field data (2022)